Phantasmagoria
Prairie Artisan Ales

 

 

 

 

 

 

L: Pours a hazy amber/orange color, with a two-finger beige head.
S: Smells rich of grapefruit, papaya, cider.
T: Follows the nose, the malts is more present in the taste.
F: Low-carbonation, medium-full bodied, boozy, crisp.
O: Decent DIPA!

 

 

Pours a hazy light yellow. Citrus aroma. Odd flavor. Bitter up front. Not much sweetness. Tangy finish. Not a fan.

From a can. Love the label art on this one. Cloudy golden color with a thin layer of bubbles. Smells of citrus and floral hops. Medium body with a sticky resin-like feel. Light malt flavor with tropical fruits and a bitter finish. Wouldn't have guessed this to be 8% ABV without reading the can.

This came to me in a tulip glass and the first thing I noticed was the beautiful bright gold color and the smallish but foamy white head. A quick sniff was rewarded with huge notes of citrus, the aroma of Pineapple and I think I detected Mango in there but the scents were nearly overwhelming. I could have just sat and inhaled the smells forever but I was wanting to see if the flavor profile matched the scent and I was not disappointed. It had a sharp fruity citrus taste initially that was followed by a hoppy tart finish. It finished clean and refreshing with a very light mouth feel for a 8% strength beer. It tastes as bright as it looks and was very enjoyable. This will make a great thirst quencher in the heat of the coming summer !

 

 

 

 

 

bright and clear yellow gold body pours with a fluffy and foamy white head with moderately high retention

holy bright citrus hops, batman - this thing reeks in the most pleasant way, with light and bright pineapple and herbal flourishes

bright tasting too - quite herbal shade of hop with an earthy tinge, and tropical citrus spritzing up the place nicely. I hear the "low malt" advert loud and clear, but missing the promised shades of pine. plenty of onion shade tho.

high carbonation with moderately light body that billows with a certain fullness and prickly nature before finishing with an herbal bitterness that dips to a lowkey dryness that coats the roof

overall:
65% herbal hop, 35% citrus. next-to-no malt. maybe the herbal hop was mistaken for pine somewhere between the brewer and marketing, but pine is nowhere to be found, which was a letdown. could be an off batch, but based on other reviews I've just read before wrapping up, I doubt it. I'm not personally a fan of the herbal hop shade of flavor, but if you are, this is your beau, hands down. I can appreciate what it is, but am turned off by the discrepancy between what is and what was talked up on the label.