And Just Don't Die This Time
Burial Beer Co.

A: Pours a murky milky bright golden orange in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate pale orange + bright yellow + peach + apricot colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense creamy sudsy foamy bright white head that slowly reduces to a handful of small patches of medium thick film surrounded by a large patch of thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy citrus/orange + tropical/papaya + citrus/orange zest + citrus/grapefruit hops. Just shy of moderate aromas of biscuit + pale + oat + wheat malts with a slightly heavier than moderate amount of lactose sweetness. Finally there are light to moderate aromas of vanilla.

T: Upfront there are just shy of moderate flavors of biscuit + pale + oat + wheat malts with a slightly heavier than moderate amount of lactose sweetness. That is followed by light to moderate flavors of vanilla. Finally there is a moderate to strong flavor of juicy citrus/orange + tropical/papaya + citrus/orange zest + citrus/grapefruit hops which impart a light amount of bitterness which fades away fairly quickly leaving lingering creamsicle flavors.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Moderate to heavy amounts of creamy soft/fluffiness mid-body and a light amount of dryness in the finish.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a very creamy soft/fluffy mouthfeel. A very nice example of a milkshake IPA and really brings the creamsicle flavors + aromas.

 

 

No canning date (released on 5/19/21, so presumably canned within a few days of that date); consumed on 6/4/21

Pours a turbid, dirty golden orange body capped with a finger and a half of rocky, soapy, eggshell-white foam; great head retention leaves a slim layer of cap, a slight, frothy collar, and myriad chunky webs of stringy/spotty lacing spread evenly around the walls of the glass.

Aroma features orange oils and tinges of overripe papaya upfront, with a gritty grass interlude leading into a peaking, floral cream and soft vanilla bean over the middle and into the back half of the bouquet, melding with spikes of zesty, ripe orange to culminate with a finish note of fresh orange ice cream.

Taste opens with orange zest and earthier undertones of citrus rind as a precursor to floral vanilla and orange milkshake overtaking the profile; choppy, mossy/grassy hops accent the slight grapefruit juice back end as lush orange sorbet lingers past the swallow.

Mouthfeel brings a medium body with waves of spotty, moderate carbonation fluffing along the palate with an intermittent grit, dissipating to a creamy texture steadily over the mid-palate; a weighty bitterness grazes the back end from a distance, with brief, juicy bursts throughout, fizzle to a lightly crisp, semi-dry finish.

An honest milkshake IPA in both character and boldness, substantially defined in vivid creamsicle overtones and a comparatively mild, contrasting bitterness; an ambitious and uncomplicated, largely successful take on a fun sub-style.