End of Plagues
Burial Beer Co.

 

 

When the only plague that really matters is the void of IPA that could potentially fall upon us, Burial is saving the day with a double dose of hops. Citra, Sabro, Vic Secret and Incognito hops help to heal all such woes.

Soft and hazy, End of Plagues swirls in the glass with a bleached lemon appearance- milky and pastel yellow, capped with a creamy eggshell froth. As a citrusy scent swirls around lemon and herb, the taste lays a pillow of smooth grain and malt with hints of vanilla and cocoanut, angel food cake and sugar cookie, honeysuckle and meringue. The citrusy hops rise with the taste of under ripened orange, white grapefruit and lemon with a slightly more tropical complexity of passionfruit, young mango and pineapple. Creamy yet drying, a late and herbal balance of green tea, lemongrass, verbena, sassafras and grassy herbs give a bitterness to nearly rival the lingering malt sweetness.

Medium-full in body and remaining starchy, milky and sweet, the cereal impressions linger to keep the hops from dominating the finish. Its a nice lactose and oat-centric hazy ale that favors the cereal from start to finish.

Dated 02/17/25 "GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YA", into a wide wine glass.

Pours a thick, murky yellow with a good head, very hazy. Aroma is pineapple and grapefruit. Completely fruit. Flavor is surprisingly bitter and dank. Loads of vegetal matter and a good bitterness alongside some fruity flavors, but not sweet at all. Pineapple in all its forms is at the forefront behind the grassy bite, with a slight malt sweetness lurking on the back palate. Slightly coating and sugary on the back palate, but mostly just aggressively bitter. Finish is sticky but not sweet, body is medium. No alcohol presence and it has a very smooth mouthfeel which enables the high, ugly bitterness.

Altogether not what I expected from a hazy IPA by Burial. Normally anything not clear from them is sweet and extra tropical in the best ways possible, but this one is pissed off. Feels very New England in the potent but smooth dankness. A total hit for me.

 

Very cloudy/hazy yellow with viscous white head. Nose is citrus so much that one can imagine fresh oranges or grapefruits. Taste is fruits, maybe a stone fruit like peach with citrus. Decent bitterness on backend.

 

 

Pours a brighter yellow nice white head good lace.

Aroma is nice smooth sweet, smooth fruitness and floral notes. Crisp clean IPA.

Tastes is good bready malts fruity and floral combination with a touch of pine bitterness that lingers through the finish. Smother more subdued then most of they IPA's but still delicious.

Mouthfeel is medium with smooth medium carbonation.

Overall solid brew like you would except from Burial.

 

 

A hair more bitter than most with more grapefruit and lemon citrus and some candied water on the end with some lingering pithy bitterness on the finish.

 

 

Picked up a 16 oz single from the Blue Door Bottleshop 6-28-21 for $5.50. Canned 08JUN2021; consumed 8-9-21.

Beer poured a murky light orange with a small head that dissipated quickly.

Nose is very nice, of tropical, citrus, and floral hops.

Taste follows the nose with a medium pale malt base infused with an oat addition that allows for the orange, gooseberry, and mango to display very nicely. Finishes with a touch of pine and rind bitterness; 7/10 on my scale.

Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and smooth.

Overall a very nice NEIPA!

Look: It pours milky yellow with a white head. head retention is good.

Smell: It has citrus aromas with grapefruit and some resinous elements. There is a slight nut like note in the background with a touch of sweetness.

Taste: It has strong citrus flavors with grapefruit and some resinous elements. The nuts are a bit strong in the flavor. It starts a bit bitter but finishes sweet. There are some orange flavors in the finish.

Feel: It has a medium full body with some alcohol warming.

Overall, there are some strong citrus flavors with a bit of resin. The bitter start and sweet finish enhances the drinkability.

On tap, pint serving.

Milky creamsicle mixed with the oats. Slim white cap, some wisps and spots of lacing.

Tropical and stone fruits in the aroma. Some citrus, too. Mint chocolate.

Here come the oats. Dry sawdust mixed with fruit juices and lactose.

Medium bodied and creamy, not juicy or sweet. Bone dry finish.

As lactose brews go, pretty good. Hop blend tames the lactose for a good drinking hazed IPA.

 

 

Can from Canton St Feb 2021