Clarity Rarity Release No. 5
Bale Breaker Brewing Company

 

16oz can from Brewers Haven. Bright yellow pour, fizzy white head, thin foamy, rings of lacing. Hoppy, grassy, dank, fruity aroma. Taste had elements of both tropical and citrus fruits., Oranges, mango, melon, dank notes fade into the background. A nice juicy hop bomb.

A-would be clear not hazy if it weren't for the unfilteredness
S-not powerful but present pine and citrus
T-mango, pine, average sweet, average bitter. No hop burn
M-Medium body, average (+) carbonation
O-solid WCIPA that almost has split personalities.

wonderful beer, among the best ipa types i have had so far this year, no surprise from bale breaker, boy is it awesome to have them selling beer in boise now! this is about as fresh and bright and juicy as they come, worthy of all the hype, wow! not sure if the name is suggesting nobody makes clear ipa anymore or what, and the beer doesnt really make a visual comment on this either, its not fully clear but its definitely not thick and cloudy, sort of an unfiltered in between look, not sure i would call this a new england type, but not sure what they would call it either. pale orange in color, big white headed, and very active on the carbonation. the aroma here just pops me off, and for mosaic and citra, its pretty darn distinctive, talus bringing the heat! i get fresh cut pine boughs, ripe chopped mango and pineapple, a little sticky sativa, cut flowers, candied orange and orange blossom honey, and even a berry hint, really dynamic and forward and almost has a wet hop vibe to it. the flavor is the same as the nose, layered and just intense enough without any green burn or anything at all, super clean on the ferment to me, cohesive and interesting and pungent and expertly crafted, frankly its on a whole different level than just about everything else around right now, and this blew me away overall. honestly as good as any modern hoppy beer ive had in ages, absolutely not to be missed!