Shine Dream Smile
Breakside Brewery - SE Taproom

 

 

From the can this pours with a glowing gold hue. There’s an earthy note under the bright hop aroma upfront Moderate bitterness and a drying finish. Solid brew.

 

Look: Clear golden yellow on the pour, which initiates a lofty white head to form, swell up, and slowly settle, leaving great lacing behind

Aroma: Pink and white grapefruit, diesel, pine, tangelos, mixed berries, crushed fir needles, wafts of mango, Cannabis, and bready malt

Taste: A rush of pine and citrus fruits get the party started and quickly develop depth as waves of dank follow close behind. Raspberries and blackberries, conifer, and some mango filter in in the middle before pine, citrus, and dank return to close it out, along with a light bite

Mouthfeel: Full, lightly slick, clean, medium-high carbonation, and clean on the finish with a touch of dryness

Overall: This is some good stuff. These folks’ hoppy beer game is on-point and I’ll try anything they make, especially when I read that it’s brewed with Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops. It’s a tasty and well-made WCIPA that showcases that trio of hops well and one I see myself buying more of in the near future. Recommended

Canned 11/24/24. Pour is very clean and clear, light golden amber. Not much head, light lacing. Nose is primarily fruit with a grassy background. Taste is fine indeed, pleasant hoppiness on the first sip, dry taste, good carbonation, very smooth finish while the tropical fruit slowly fades. Balance is exquisite, worth tasting in small sips just to stretch out the experience.