Doubleplusgood Citra Galaxy Motueka
Sloop Brewing

A: Poured from the growler ($18 at Westmere) into a Piraat tulip. Body is slightly hazy tangerine with a nice 1+ finger of bright white head on top. Decent lacing retention on the side of the glass.

S: Nice, but modest, nose of tropical fruit, ripe melon and some citrus (lime comes to mind more than the usual suspects).

T: Very nice - tropical fruitiness, soft ripe melons and citrus - oranges, lemons and limes. The overall impression is that this falls on the sweeter, tropical fruity, side of the hop-flavored spectrum, though there is a mild, lemony bitterness that lingers on the palate in the aftertaste, which helps to keep this from being too sweet. Some heat from the ABV is noted in the belly, but only as a faint drying sensation on the back end of the palate.

M: Juicy, with little to no carbonation noted. Call it medium in heft.

O: This is really good stuff - haven't had their other doubleplusgood offerings, but this one is a winner; might be my favorite Sloop IPA yet, which says a lot, as I live only a little over an hour from the brewery and their stuff shows up locally at growler-fill stations regularly. I have a feeling I may be in trouble tonight as I drink this 8% ABV beer far too quickly

On tap at Stoneyard Beer Hall and Grill in Penfield, NY.

This one pours a pretty hazy golden orange, with a small head, and a lot of lacing.

This smells like grapefruit, candied limes, orange, mango, and grassiness.

Sloop almost always make great IPAs. This is a cool combo of hops here- it turns out super tropical, with a very light grassy bitterness. I'm not always great at picking out specific fruit and all that- it's juicy, that's all you need to know.

This is medium bodied, creamy, with somewhat decent crispness.

I'm diggin' it. This is a great hop combo.

 

On draft at brewery

Hazy pale golden color, good lacing. Big aroma - grass, apricot, berries, citrus. Taste is dominated by same flavors. Crackery malt and mild bitterness provide some balance.