Amarillo Fresh Hop IPA
Peddler Brewing Co.

Picked it up about a week or so ago, though I don't know exactly how old it is as I can't find any sort of bottling info on there. I've never had Velohopter, but based on the label I BELIEVE that that is the base brew for this FH offering.

Kind of a muddy orange/amber body. Mostly opaque, and with little colonies of soapy bubbles. Nice lacing.

Nose tends more towards the sweet side of things with a subtle orange, mango, and guava overlay riding a chewy malt underneath.

My first impression here is that it almost reminds me more of an ESB with more hop character than it does purely an IPA. As I continue to drink that impression dissipates pretty rapidly, but that was the first thing that jumped out at me. INTERESTING IF TRUE. The core of this beer seems to be a deeply bitter earthy hoppening (sorry). There is also some spicy presence that almost reminds me of rye, but I'm pretty sure is still just the hops. There is just a thin sprinkling of the notes I explore on the nose, and a solid grainy malt support base, but this thing is totally driven by that earthy bitter core.
Decent medium body and carbonation that lifts and separates without distracting. Finish is a lingering continuation of the aforementioned core.

In a vacuum this is a solid NWIPA, however I get super geeked up about fresh hops any time they are present and want them to be really thrust into the limelight. I'll have to try the Velohopter to have a comparison, but I was hoping for a little more of the fresh character. It's also entirely possible that it's just old enough that that sought after fresh note has faded a touch, but I wouldn't know as I can't find any information on the bottle to determine how old it actually is.
Ultimately, I am enjoying it, and would pick it up again next year in the thrust of fresh hop season.