Monk Magic Dynasty
Monkish Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underwhelming.

 

 

On tap, pours a milky yellow-gold with green highlights. Smell initially presents fresh cut tangerine, then moves to a complex blend of fruits and a touch of resin. Taste follows. Incredible beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canned on 5/10/22; consumed on 6/2/22

Pours an opaque, bright gold body topped with two fingers of fluffy, white foam; decent head retention leaves a thin veil of cap, moderate, frothy collar, and layers of webby/spotty lacing draping down the walls of the glass.

Aroma offers an attenuated catty dankness upfront, with residual mango peel finding pineapple and glossy resins over the middle; orange peel brings a citric undertone to notes of papaya and shreds of white grape lingering through the close.

Taste opens with catty spice edged with a mango peel sweetness as orange pulp proceeds in waves over the mid-palate, leaving grapefruit peel contrasting honeydew lingering through the back end and finish.

Mouthfeel shows a medium body and moderate carbonation, leaving creamy textures phasing into a clean and juicy peak over the mid-palate; plush character supersedes shreds of subtle grit/bittering on the back end, a balance persistent through a level finish.

Catty dankness is executed with a rare restraint, a residual, earthy hop spice informing the greater fruity leanings in this well-balanced NEIPA; deeply expressive, yet doesn't overwhelm the senses.