One Hop This Time: Azacca
Night Shift Brewing
- From:
- Night Shift Brewing
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 8.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 26, 2018
- Added:
- Sep 29, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
This new IPA sips with beautifully balanced notes of orange, mango, and pine, finishing crisp and clean.
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours cloudy and goldenstraw colored with a frothy head; a few shards hang around
Smell: Expresses the Azacca well - lemon, bitter orange, mango, pineapple and pine all come through with intensity
Taste: A hint of the biscuit and the hops take over; lemon, bitter orange and pine forward with increasing bitterness; after the swallow, the more subtle tones of mango and pineapple peak through, but the dominant flavors are the bitter lemon and pine tones, from start to finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: To me, Azacca is a good blending hop but I don't think it has enough complexity to make a great IPA on its own
Jun 10, 2017Smell: Expresses the Azacca well - lemon, bitter orange, mango, pineapple and pine all come through with intensity
Taste: A hint of the biscuit and the hops take over; lemon, bitter orange and pine forward with increasing bitterness; after the swallow, the more subtle tones of mango and pineapple peak through, but the dominant flavors are the bitter lemon and pine tones, from start to finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: To me, Azacca is a good blending hop but I don't think it has enough complexity to make a great IPA on its own
Reviewed by SebastianOwl from Massachusetts
3.87/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I love Night Shift and their rotating hoppy beers (Morph and OHTT) but this one never needs to be brewed again; astringent, lacks a defined hoppy taste
May 18, 2017
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