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Launch Beer
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #77 - ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #4,109 - Avg:
- 4.16 | pDev: 7.93%
- Reviews:
- 95
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 31, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 23, 2015
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 92
First brewed to commemorate the grand opening our new facility in Canton, MA. This special pale ale signifies a collective milestone for the entire Trillium team.
A new fermentation profile lends juicier notes and an extra soft mouthfeel. Hazy golden in appearance with a medium body, this refreshing pale ale bursts with aromatics of mango, orange, melon, and a hoppy dankness. Featuring Mosaic/Citra in the dry hop and a crisp Pilsner malt backbone, Launch Beer exhibits graceful flavors of orange, a light lime character, hints of melon, and slight pithiness.
We raise a glass to you; the devoted community of supporters who have helped us make our dream a reality!
MALT: Pilsner, White Wheat, Carapils, C-15, Flaked Oats
HOPS: Mosaic, Citra, Columbus
A new fermentation profile lends juicier notes and an extra soft mouthfeel. Hazy golden in appearance with a medium body, this refreshing pale ale bursts with aromatics of mango, orange, melon, and a hoppy dankness. Featuring Mosaic/Citra in the dry hop and a crisp Pilsner malt backbone, Launch Beer exhibits graceful flavors of orange, a light lime character, hints of melon, and slight pithiness.
We raise a glass to you; the devoted community of supporters who have helped us make our dream a reality!
MALT: Pilsner, White Wheat, Carapils, C-15, Flaked Oats
HOPS: Mosaic, Citra, Columbus
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Ratings by xdtfx:
Rated by xdtfx from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 16, 2016
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 16, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey
4.15/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sixteen ounce can, dated 5/3/2023, in a standard pint glass.
Pale white washed yellow color, clouded with a slight orange hue. Loose white cap that drops off and leaves minimal lacing.
Lime aroma upfront followed by more citrus, orange and grapefruit. Light malt and berry-ish.
Orange and grapefruit flavor blend that finish with lime.
It’s light and quenching. Clean hops that deliver citrus and berries without bitterness.
Classy hopped APA @ 5.7% abv.
Jun 30, 2023Pale white washed yellow color, clouded with a slight orange hue. Loose white cap that drops off and leaves minimal lacing.
Lime aroma upfront followed by more citrus, orange and grapefruit. Light malt and berry-ish.
Orange and grapefruit flavor blend that finish with lime.
It’s light and quenching. Clean hops that deliver citrus and berries without bitterness.
Classy hopped APA @ 5.7% abv.
Reviewed by Kendo from New York
4.46/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
A: Poured from the can into a tulip. Body is turbid/hazy tannish-yellow with a wisp of whitish head.
S: Damn, that's a good nose. Real strong - and real citrusy (grapefruit) with a lot of tropical fruit (pineapple).
T: Very nice - follows the nose, with grapefruity, juicy hops and pineapple-orange juice over a modest grainy malt.
M: A little "sharper" than most NE IPAs, and at this moment, I'm digging it.
O: Very solid. This can has about two months of age on it, and it's drinking real nice right now.
Chillum, MA. Chill 'Em.
Sep 17, 2022S: Damn, that's a good nose. Real strong - and real citrusy (grapefruit) with a lot of tropical fruit (pineapple).
T: Very nice - follows the nose, with grapefruity, juicy hops and pineapple-orange juice over a modest grainy malt.
M: A little "sharper" than most NE IPAs, and at this moment, I'm digging it.
O: Very solid. This can has about two months of age on it, and it's drinking real nice right now.
Chillum, MA. Chill 'Em.
Reviewed by BFCarr from New Jersey
4.26/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours hazy yellow with a thin white head from 16oz can. Aroma is citrus and some hop floral. Taste follows with a citrus flavor that features pineapple. There is some hop bitterness in there too. Feel is excellent with a soft feel and clean finish. Overall it’s an above average pale ale.
Sep 13, 2022Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
4.14/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This is on the juicier side of the Trillium beers I tried today (Melcher, Congress Streets), and the nose promises a bit more than the taste delivers in this respect. It is a regular pale ale, so this isn’t a deal breaker. Leaning towards overripe fruit on the taste is countered by a pithy bitterness that might lean a little stronger than the balanced style calls for. Muted pineapple mixes with citrus juice on the nose, herbal and fruit peel accents foretelling the bitterness in the taste.
Aug 04, 2022Reviewed by Beers-es from Virginia
4.46/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On tap, pours a hazy bright orange. This beer has all the flavor of a IIPA, at a lower ABV. Feel is lighter of course, but this is an exceptional pale ale.
Aug 03, 2022
Launch Beer from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
474 ratings
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