Wish You Were Clear
Begyle Brewing Company

 

 

 

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/27/2017. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings on the glass. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, passionfruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, grapefruit, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, honey, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Touch of booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/tropical/citrus hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, passionfruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, grapefruit, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, honey, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, passionfruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, grapefruit, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, honey, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/tropical/citrus hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance; and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and fairly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 11%. Overall this is an amazing triple IPA! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/tropical/citrus hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Basically an NE style DIPA with no haze. Extremely juicy tropical/stone fruit Mosaic hop complexity; balanced malts without feeling overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. Very well attenuated. A highly enjoyable offering.

Pours with a half-finger of head that produces nice lacing. White peach, satsuma and mango on the nose, so I'm getting a lot of agreement with the other reviewer, apparently. On the palate, an interesting resinous bitter character that somehow still tastes rather bright and clean, likely due to the fruity aspects combating it to create the overall flavor profile. The 11% abv is very much hidden.

Tasted in a Rastal Teku from a 1 pint 6 fluid ounces bottle on November 2, 2017. Bottled September 27, 2017. Smell is peach and tangerine. Taste echoes the aroma with mango and white grapes. Feel is full in body with a sticky yet clean finish.