EBK [Gashadokuro Edition] (Ghost 782)
Adroit Theory Brewing Company

 

 

A: a pale yellow color, hazy with a few chunky bits, and a decent sized white head.

S: soft citrus with lemon standing out. Light tropical fruit and floral in the finish.

T: lemony and herbal, with light orange, a hint of honey, and slightly pithy.

M: medium light in body, carbonation is aggressive.

O: overall pretty tasty, a little too lemon forward for be, but still good.

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/19/2019. Pours very hazy/cloudy medium golden amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, mandarin orange juice, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, mandarin orange juice, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, mandarin orange juice, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.3%. Overall this is an awesome hazy DIPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; nicely soft feel and not overly aggressive. Awesome Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo, Comet profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with a nice sized wheat/oat/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.

Decent imperial IPA from a brewery that’s new to me. Canned date 10/9/19. Pours a slightly hazy yellow-orange color with a little fluffy white head and very minimal lingering lacing. Smells of grapefruit, pineapple, orange, lemon and some weaker floral hops. Also some malt, caramel and vanilla. Taste follows the nose, decent balance and depth. Mildly dank with a trace of bitter hops in the background. Smooth, mild mouthfeel with decent carbonation. Not a bad effort.