Ceremonial Session IPA - Nelson Sauvin
Burial Beer Co.

For a session IPA, this is fantastic! Burial knocks it out of the park with their brews and IPAs. And for the price of $3 a can, distro/shelf beer, it doesn’t get much better. It’s a NEIPA juice bomb. Very soft; water profile and flaked adjuncts help boost this beer’s feel without affecting the ABV. Hunnits

 

 

Nelson Sauvin poured from a can. Date was a year old so who knows how that impacted taste and hops.

A- Hazy golden color with a 1 finger head that dissipated fairly quickly.
S- Wonderful to the nose. Citrus Orange with a floral background. Very appealing
T- Great start but it kind of left me hanging half way through. From the nose I was expecting a big hit of Citrus but didn't get it. It's a sessional beer so I get it, but it's more of an APA than an IPA. IBU's seem more in the APA range than an IPA.
M- Very light. Perfect for a sessionable/lawnmower beer. Again, I'm thinking APA not IPA
O- Very good beer, I've been wanting to try Nelson Sauvin hops and I'm hooked on them after this beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There may be better IPAs but as far as session beers go this near the top.clean and refreshing
I could drink this all summer.

Latest rendition of their low ABV IPA--this one featuring Mosaic

Turbid and very light yellow with one finger head

Smell--citrus--lemon, bright, little cat pee for me

Taste--light, airy and bright--citrus all the way

Feel--thin as expected at 4%

Latest version will be my go to beach beer this summer. Super easy drinker and true to form at 4% for session strength.

Pounder Can > Tulip Glas

A - Clear straw yellow with a finger or fizzy white head, no lacing.
S - Very bright and crisp, grape, orange, lemon, grass, craker malt.
T - Deliciously refrreshing, light, bright citrus peel, cracker malt on the base, lemongrass, white grape, crisp apple.
M - Thin, but still very bright and refreshing.
O - Great session, still holds some juicy hop flavors while being blight in body and crips.

6/11/16

Pours a hazy straw color with a one finger white head that dissipated quickly. I get citrus and piney hops on the nose with a light amount of grain. The hops really come through on the palate. Thin body but perfect for a session IPA. I could put away a lot of these.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nelson Sauvin
04/29/2016

Light yellow color capped with a thin white head. Oily, zesty hop aromas: berries, grapes, passion fruit, and leafy herbs. Flavor is all Nelson hops with no real trace of malt...fruity, dank, grassy, and oily. Light bodied and bone dry. A nice, snappy hop showcase. Very drinkable.

Note: Nelson Sauvin

A: Pours a very lightly hazy pale yellow in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass and moderate lemon yellow highlights. The beer has a finger tall foamy white head that reduces to a large patch of thin film covering the entire surface of the beer with a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of tropical/passionfruit and citrus/grapefruit hops over light aromas of slightly sweet grainy malts.

T: Upfront there is a light to moderate flavor of slightly sweet grainy malts. That is followed by a moderate flavor of Nelson Sauvin hops - tropical/passionfruit, citrus/grapefruit, and just the slightest hint of pine. Light to moderate amounts of bitterness which fades away pretty quickly.

M: Light to medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly crisp.

O: Very easy to drink, very sessionable, and very enjoyable. One of the better session IPAs available since the mouthfeel is not watery like some others. Definitely worth grabbing and I will look forward to trying some of the other hop varieties of it. I'm a fan of Nelson Sauvin and this beer does not disappoint.

 

 

L: Hazy pale gold with a white head that fades quickly and leaves no lacing.
S: Lots of citrus (mainly grapefruit for me) and pine. Faint maltiness.
T: Crisp, clean, grapefruit pith and pine with a tiny amount of sweetness.
F: Surprisingly close to medium bodied for a low ABV session beer. Low to moderate carbonation.
O: Amazing beer with nice balanced flavors for a low ABV session beer.

Ceremonial with Nelson Sauvin hops pint can, super fresh from the brewery. Hazy light straw color with a huge nelson aroma. Taste is one not but exploding with Nelson, pretty amazing for a session ipa. Overall, one of if not my favorite session ipas....

 

 

Poured into a Duvel tulip. Bottom of can says 04/29/2016.

A- Pours a hazy medium amber color with a 3/4 inch off-white head that retains well before becoming a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a half sheet of sheer surface foam. Semi-resilient lacing leaves large clots behind.

S- Bright fruity hop nose. Mosaic? Amarillo? Has a bit of sweetness as well.

T- Lots of hop flavor. Again, fruity and a bit piney. Mild bitterness and it's a bit watery but not as bad as some other session IPAs out there.

M- Has a crisp bite from the hops with medium carbonation and a light body.

O- One of the better session IPAs out there. Very crushable without giving away too much flavor in the process.