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Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew

Had this in Denver in early June 2019. This was the last beer I had of the trip. This is the first review of the beer on BA.

Previously, I've been stoked to see new hop varieties like Strata get the single hop treatment (Laughing Monk for instance). Here we go in a different direction, you have a new proprietary hop like Strata lumped in with 3 other familiar hops (Citra, Amarillo, Cascade).

Pours a cloudy yellow with 1/3" white head. Strata works nicely with Amarillo and Citra, giving both a weed and orange juice vibe to the nose. Taste wise, it keeps getting better, old reliable Cascade diversifies the citrus aspect of the beer, instead of just an orange heavy presence, Cascade now throws some grapefruit rind bitterness into the mix. Carbonation and flaked malternative give it simultaneously a smoother body yet a crisp punch of dryness that counterbalanced it all. A little hodgepodge of everything that works better than I thought it would on paper. Check it out.