Han Shot First Double IPA
Evil Genius Beer Company

 

 

Appearance: light gold and hazy white head
Smell: pineapple, peach, mango light biscuit
Taste: pineapple, tangerine, light malts low bitterness
Mouth feel: light to medium with higher levels of carbonation
Overall: this is a solid IPA. I would buy again.

 

Beer fest 2019

 

 

The lightly hazed golden amber colored beer pours out into a Duvel glass with a 1” off-white head that recedes slowly while leaving a sheet and a web like pattern of legs and patches of lacing on the sides of the glass. Even near the end of the beer there’s still a thin layer of foam covering the entire surface of the liquid. Sipping creates a couple of arches of lacing with lots of small patches and legs.

The aromas are fairly light and mild with some citrus (tangerine, grapefruit), a light resin and some spiciness showing, but not assertively. In the mix there’s also some lightly toasted bready malt.

Much as expected from the nose, the flavors are well balanced between the hops and malt so there’s the citrus, a bit of resin and some mild spiciness along with some noticeable malty sweetness that does not cloy. There’s also some lightly toasted bready malt. However, un-nlike some Double IPAs, both the sweetness from the malt and the bitterness from the hops are upfront and center stage together so they are very much a team.

The mouth feel is medium bodied with some gentle smoothness even with the moderate carbonation. The finish begins as the creamy sweetness and it’s partner, the hop flavors, all begin to fade into a semi-dry finish that persists as a light bitterness in the back of the palate.

Overall I’ve enjoyed drinking this beer even if only for the fact that even though it’s an Imperial IPA the malt, and it’s light sweetness, is a co-star along with the hop flavors as the other co-star. Thus they are a team that are not going to either cloy or beat up on the tastebuds. Since this is local I’ll probably be having this one again. If you want lots of bitterness from the hops you probably want to avoid this beer. If you enjoy hop flavors without a lot of bitterness take a look at this one.

 

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a dark golden color with a 1 inch head. Smell is of tropical fruits. Taste is tropical fruits, light malts, alcohol is well hidden, very mild bitterness for the style. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall it ain't bad, but didn't satisfy my need for hops.

12 ounce bottle poured into a tulip glass.

L---Clear, rich golden color. White head that faded quickly and left good lacing.

S---Sweet & hoppy. Tropical fruits dominate. Pineapple/mango/papaya. Pine is also clearly noticeable.

T---Pineapple, mango & papaya. Most of the pine dankness is lost.

F---Juicy & wet. A little sticky with sweetness. No alcohol heat.

O---Evil Genius typically lets me down, but this time they got it right.

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a tulip

L: Hazed golden pour. 2 fingers of foamy white head. Nice lacing.

S: Tropical fruits... pineapple and papaya. Sweet and juicy.

T/F: Light grains... smooth bodied... sweet-ish tropical fruits. Follows the nose with pineapple, melon, mango, and papaya. Light citrus... zesty carbonation. Gentle on the bitterness.

O: A solid tropical fruit-forward DIPA. Gentle... hop candy sweet and smooth. Hides the ABV a bit too well making it dangerous. Worth checking out if not seeking out.

 

 

 

 

My Happy New Evil/Evo/Evil Beer Sunday (Week 677) is now in full swing & this will be my third & last for the day from Evil Genius Beer Company. Any guesses as to what might be upcoming?

From the bottle: "With Amarillo and Chinook".

I Pop!ped the cap, but in so doing, I noticed some lees on the punt of the bottle. This meant that it was getting a very gentle pour into the awaiting glass. My efforts were successful, resulting in a glassful of bright Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5) beer with NE-plus quality clarity, allowing me to see into the future! There will be beer. This brought The Gelt Gang of Croesus, Midas Mammon roaring in from the living room, where they were watching the Pens/Blues game on NBC. Like me, they are Pixburgh fans due to the Black & Gold team colors. An in-glass swirl raised two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, bone-white head with good retention that left a load of lacing in its wake. Nose really smelled of Chinook & that was A-OK by me! Nothing like pine resin to get my heart beating. Mmm. Mouthfeel was just barely full, just creamy enough that I could not justify calling it "medium" or "medium-to-full". That said, do not expect N2-level creaminess & then vent your frustration to me. I just calls 'em as I sees 'em, Cesium. The taste was in the sweet spot between bitter orange and pine resin. Dang, but this was good! The relatively-high ABV was well-hidden, making it slightly dangerous, given its drinkability. Finish was dry, but not gasping and the lingering aftertaste was more towards orange marmalade while licking my lips gave me pine resin. Phew! Quite the day thus far!