Hop Velvet
Wilmington Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

Can stamped 06.28.18

Hazy orange with a loose, frothy white head. Hop candy aroma: melon, pink grapefruit, peach, and orange. Flavor is smooth and juicy - peach gummies, tangerine, pineapple, and soft cereal malt. Lots of fruity sweetness, but not overkill. Creamy medium body. Pretty tasty stuff.

 

 

 

A: Pours a murky pale to medium golden yellow in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising quickly along the edges of the glass and moderate straw yellow +bright pale yellow + honey colored highlights. The beer has a finger tall sudsy foamy bright white head that reduces to a large patch of mottled thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Strong aromas of juicy tropical/mango, tropical/pineapple, citrus/grapefruit, and citrus/tangerine hops over the top of just shy of moderate aromas of biscuit + caramel malts with a light to moderate amount of caramel + sugary sweetness.

T: Upfront there are just shy of moderate flavors of biscuit + caramel malts with a light to moderate amount of caramel + sugary sweetness. That is followed by just shy of strong flavors of juicy tropical/mango, tropical/pineapple, citrus/grapefruit, and citrus/tangerine hops which impart minimal amounts of bitterness which fades away almost instantly leaving lingering tropical + citrus hop flavors.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Initially crisp with a slightly soft, fluffy mid-body and hints of dryness in the finish.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol. This beer is a total juice bomb and is very refreshing with a really pleasant citrus + tropical hop aroma and flavor.