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Breakside Brewery - SE Taproom

Had this beer back in 11-8-2018. This beer is really very good. No hop bite and smooth tropical fruit flavors. Almost tastes like a fresh hopped beer. Has a nice head and a golden amber color.

 

Bomber from Brewers Haven. Golden, orange juice color, small soft, fine head. Tropical fruit aroma, juicy. Taste is more of the juicy fruit, melon, mango, pineapple. Medium weight and a touch of citrus peel. Pretty damn smooth.

At the Crosscut Taproom in Castle Rock WA. A hazy NEIPA right down the line. Light head, plenty of aroma - stone fruit and light citrus. Solid hop profile, well hidden ABV of 7.8%. Light on carbonation but well balanced. A very good take on the NEIPA style right here in the PNW.

What an exceptional IPA, the art on this brew is one of the best I’ve seen too! A very nice aromatic, floral ale infused with hints of green grapes, apricots and peaches. Slightly peppery, flavors are very light and clean, and then they get fuller and deliver a dry and slightly bitter finish. They put together a great malt bill for this one, a warm graham cracker sweet that compliments these hops perfectly. The carbonation is lively and settles down just a bit to allow a creamy mouth feel to emerge. I put this one up there with the hazy ales put out by Fremont and Rueben’s, my local favorites. Definitely recommended!

 

 

when i poured this, i didnt expect to like it as much as i did, its quite murky, there is a visible layer of sediment on the bottom of the bottle, and halfway through it started pouring a little chunky, not super appealing there, but the head is high and white, its not overly dense, and the aroma and flavor are fantastic, so any visual imperfection can be easily forgiven. the hops are awesome, id love to know what the mix is here, i get big juicy guava, pineapple, and passion fruit notes, white grape and kiwi too, and sweet citrus. id think some new zealand varietal making it so tropical, but i dont know for sure. there is also a neat juicy freshness thats more from which hops than how many, which is the road less traveled in this style to be sure. awesome flavor here as well, hop oils carry notes of white wine, bruised peach, and fresh melon, along with ripe guava and orange, its awesome, sort of a breakfast juice complexion to me, but i love it. the malt is fluffy in feel but dry and minimal in flavor, the body seems to amplify as it warms. shockingly low bitterness for how hoppy this thing is all the way through, i really cant believe it, but the label is right. these guys have always done awesome stuff with hops, and this is another great one, better than so many hazy types out there, it looks like all the rest of them but the flavor is next level. dont miss this one, especially for such a fair price! high carbonation keeps it drinking easy, and this really was a pretty easy bomber to blast through!

On tap at Goldstein's Mortuary and Delicatessen

A: Pours slightly hazy golden amber with a frothy off white head that settles to a firm layer and laces very nicely.

S: Dank, tropical fruit, a little citrus, bready slightly biscuity malt, a caramel sweetness.

T: Tropical fruit, passion fruit, papaya, and a hint of pineapple, a little citrus, tangerine, lemon, and grapefruit, dank herbal notes, bready biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.

M: Medium body, moderate carbonation, slightly smoothest on the palate.

O: My first beer back home after visiting Oregon. Feels like I never left, except for the sunshine.
Really solid IPA with a little dank side. Feels like an appropriate late April beverage...

Absolutely fantastic beer. Granted I am a big fan of Breakside IPAs, but this one is one of the best.

Really nice, bitterness stands up to the sweet hoppiness. Portland, OR Jan 2019 (Safeway)

22oz bottle purchased at Sid's HandyMart in Bothell, Washington.

Look- Murky, unfiltered, which produces some clumps when poured. Solid lacing.

Smell- Heavy citrus and pineapple, minimal Pinesol scent.

Taste- Same as smell, I love how some of these West Coast brewers are moving away from the pinebombs.

Feel- Very easy drinking, carbonation is slightly muted and bitterness is almost non-existent. Alcohol is well hidden.

Overall- 4.25 Solid IPA that packs a punch, on the more pricey end, but worth trying if you can find it.