Trophy Wife
Trophy Brewing

 

 

 

Nice light yellowish in color. Very floral and lots of flavor. Tight white head with good lacing. Bitterness is present but not enough for me, yet still good.

 

 

 

Poured a nice orange-amber color with a one finger white head that quickly dissipated to nothing. No lacing. Citrus malt an hop nose. Taste follows the nose. Moderate body and carbonation feels nice. Overall, a nice drinkable beer.

Poured from a 12 oz can bought in North Carolina.

L - Dark gold color is almost copper. A bit dark for the style, but it's a good looking beer; nice and clear with a billowing, off-white head.

S - Crisp, fresh hop aromas are classic for a West Coast Pale Ale. I get pine, strong grapefruit and lower tropical fruit, maybe pineapple. There may be a hint of bready malt, but it's a much lower level than the hops.

T - Flavors are strong West Coast hops: pine and grapefruit. Without the tropical note from the nose, the flavor is harsher than the aroma leads you to expect. Very cleanly fermented, without any yeast contributors to the flavors.

F - Medium body with a bit of silkiness. Low carbonation. High hops bitterness for a Pale Ale, more IPA-like. Light alcohol presence.

O - This is a fresh, crisp Pale Ale in the classic West Coast tradition. Very enjoyable.

Look: It pours golden and clear. It has a white head with excellent head retention.

Smell: It has strong aromas of grapefruit and citrus. There are background elements of floral and grass.

Taste: It has grapefruit flavors with some other citrus. There are some low floral elements and a low level of grainy sweetness.

Feel: It has a medium body with a strong, hoppy aftertaste.

Overall: It has a nice balance and plenty of citrus and grapefruit.

 

Worth trading in the old wife for. Let's not overcomplicate it. Couldn't care less about the way it pours, the residue it leaves, or the color. Delicious. My COVID-19 go to.

Poured from 12 oz can into schooner glass. A 1" sudsy white head falls slowly with moderate lacing. Color is light orange with plenty of streaming carbonation. Aroma packs a grapefruit punch along with pine apple and white bread dough. Mouthfeel is medium, crisp, and resiny with a slowly drying finish. Flavor follows the aroma with a puckering hop presence that coats the tongue in hop oil. Grapefruit, pine, pineapple, with yeasty bread far in the background. Overall: very good.

 

 

From the can, it pours a hazy amber with a large, just off-white, head that slowly diminishes. Lacing. In the nose, it is bit of malt and hops. In the mouth, it is more malt than hops, altogether pleasant.

 

Pours a picturesque clear gold to light amber with an off white and rocky head.

The nose is fresh, juicy hops. Notes of guava, citrus, and cotton candy. Some underlying bread notes, but they are hard to pick out.

The palate is like the nose, with a strong hop character, and weak malt flavor. Cotton candy and citrus rind in the flavor. Some light bready and biscuity malt notes. Has a bit of an Orangina character to it. Pouring in the dregs brings a bit more of the malt profile forward and rounds the beer out a tad. Sweet throughout, but the bitterness at the end rounds it out.

The mouthfeel is a bit chewy with a north of medium body. The carbonation is high, but not aggressive. There is a touch of alcohol warmth, but it goes largely unnoticed.

Overall, this beer comes across as a session NEIPA, without the haze. While it did get more enjoyable as I sat with it, the weak malt flavors hold this beer back a bit. Still, not a bad beer, just not one that'd be worth grabbing a sixer of.

2019-01-17
12oz can served in a tulip. 5/9/18. No idea where I got this beer. If I don't think it's at least decent, I'll not review it, since it's past what I would consider a reasonable timeframe.

Initially poured a clear pretty brassy gold with a huge head and lots of carbonation. Poured some more in after the head settled a bit and got a bunch of sediment. Smell is primarily a moderate grassy hops, some clear resin aroma.

Taste is nice. Clear hop profile, not overwhelming. Clean, maybe a slight hint of toast or biscuit to the malt.

Mouthfeel is light to medium, moderately dry. Overall, this is a good pale ale, which has held up surprisingly well to a pretty long period on the shelf. I wonder where I got this, and why it stayed in my fridge so long.

I had this on tap in Raleigh and also picked up a can at a bottle shop. Enjoyed that later. Nice easy to drink beer it still with enough flavor to be satisfying. Nice citrus smell and taste. I was surprised to see this listed as a session beer.