Cryptid Shapeshifter
Nepenthe Brewing Co.

Cryptid ShapeshifterCryptid Shapeshifter
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Nepenthe Brewing Co.
 
Maryland, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.48 | pDev: 4.6%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 19, 2021
Added:
Jun 12, 2021
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
We got with our pals at Crooked Crab to create a multidimensional collab that takes many forms. Our version was built on a base of pils, 2-row, vienna, and oats, then steeped with rosehips and hibiscus and hopped with Citra and Mosaic. We double dry-hopped it with even more Citra and Mosaic plus Simcoe and Triumph, then conditioned the whole thing on a mountain of strawberry, apricot, and Madagascar vanilla beans. Heavy notes of berries and juicy citrus in the nose, with a shapeshifting flavor that transforms from fruit to hops to vanilla and back again.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

3.32/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16 oz can poured into a tulip pint glass. Aroma and flavor feature strawberry, sweet vanilla, and floral/citrus hops. Too sweet, pretty simple, and a bit flat. Overall, not a great or even very good milkshake IPA.
Jun 19, 2021
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Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania

3.64/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Undated can into pint glass. Pours a very hazy gold with lots of floatie chunks. No lacing to speak of. Initial impression is heavy fruit (grapefruit, mango, apricot, orange, berries - you name it, it's in there). Mouthfeel is medium chewy. Finish is slightly bitter. Overall, I think this one is trying to do too much and as a result ends up a bit of a mess. I'm always a little leery of collabs.
Jun 12, 2021