Pillars of Eternity
Modern Times Beer
- From:
- Modern Times Beer
- California, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 6.63%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 19, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 17, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
The excellent folks from Holy Mountain recently visited the Belmont Fermentorium to summon forth this ridiculously tasty decocted IPA. We set aside a small portion of the pilsner malt & let it rest at a couple crucial temperatures before boiling and adding to the rest of the mash, yielding some complex malt character and body to go with the absurd amounts of Citra, Strata, Idaho 7, and Mosaic hops we subsequently introduced. Ready your body for a beautifully soft beverage that explodes with intense notes of pineapple, candied peaches, mango, and citrus.
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Rated by erickc from Washington
4.04/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Had on tap at Special Brews Lynnwood, WA
Aug 03, 2019
Reviewed by Lucnifter from California
4.34/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Awesome can art. The nose steals the show on this one. Complex, resplendent and inviting. Tastes like success and hops. Exotic fruits and travel mementos on the finish. Seriously
Jul 03, 2019
Reviewed by fmccormi from California
4.41/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Straight pour from a 16oz can to a stemless wine glass (HPB’s Bottle Friends cat glass). This was canned on May 29, 2019 according to a canning date printed in black ink on the underside of the can (“CANNED ON 05/29/2019”), making this can 27 days old at the time of consumption, or just under four weeks.
Appearance (3.75): A slow, steady pour straight down the middle yields a rich, ecru head of whipped foam dissipating in the middle with somewhat fatter bubbles slowly popping and receding, leaving pieces of broken collars and clumps of delicate, foamy lacing. It caps a murky, dull yellow-tan body. The head is lovely, showing pretty solid retention, and the body is what it is, but it’s a relatively attractive beer if you like ‘em hazy.
Smell (4.5): The nose is replete with candied tangerine, crushed passionfruit, and lemon curd, while notes of gooseberry, fresh-cut grass, and a mixed floral bouquet come out as the beer opens up a bit. The malt is there, creating a sturdy scaffold for the hops to demonstrate their acrobatics; it offers hints of light toffee, brioche dough, and just a touch of white dough dumpling. OJ, papaya, and tiki drink mixers come out more as it warms. Delightful!
Taste (4.25): On the palate, the beer offers a couple of unexpected turns: at first, the hop character hangs its hat on a clean, grassy bitterness that comes across subtly at first but is amplified by the malt body to transition into bright, sturdy, citrus pith bitterness. Meanwhile, secondary hop notes of gooseberry, blackberry skins, red grapefruit pulp, and a touch of papaya emanate from beneath that bright, grassy-pithy bitterness. The malt is dry but well-structured, offering a rich, earthy body that suggests rustic multigrain bread crusts, bits of straw, and a very soft layer of toffee. The earthiness of this beer is really where the complexity lies, and I dig it. No sign of booze.
Mouthfeel (5.0): The feel is nearly perfect: the body is quite full and rich, despite never feeling “heavy”—more like chewy and velvety. The carbonation lays down a fine, tingly blanket across all surfaces before foaming up softly, but fully, dragging that initial tingle into an all-over almost boozy dissolve. I don’t quite know how to describe it, but the effect it has is not to soften or lighten the body but rather to make it levitate. It all washes out quite cleanly thanks to that levitation, leaving the hops to dry out the body and allow it to finish surprisingly clean and a bit crisp, despite its richness and complexity. No, you know what? This is perfect in its way.
Overall (4.5): This is a fascinating beer. I like beers that quietly offer layers and twists, complexity that pushes you to dig deeper into the experience while you’re there. This beer has that character in spades, and the technical skill of Holy Mountain and Modern Times becomes evident in a beer like this. Very highly recommended.
Jun 25, 2019Appearance (3.75): A slow, steady pour straight down the middle yields a rich, ecru head of whipped foam dissipating in the middle with somewhat fatter bubbles slowly popping and receding, leaving pieces of broken collars and clumps of delicate, foamy lacing. It caps a murky, dull yellow-tan body. The head is lovely, showing pretty solid retention, and the body is what it is, but it’s a relatively attractive beer if you like ‘em hazy.
Smell (4.5): The nose is replete with candied tangerine, crushed passionfruit, and lemon curd, while notes of gooseberry, fresh-cut grass, and a mixed floral bouquet come out as the beer opens up a bit. The malt is there, creating a sturdy scaffold for the hops to demonstrate their acrobatics; it offers hints of light toffee, brioche dough, and just a touch of white dough dumpling. OJ, papaya, and tiki drink mixers come out more as it warms. Delightful!
Taste (4.25): On the palate, the beer offers a couple of unexpected turns: at first, the hop character hangs its hat on a clean, grassy bitterness that comes across subtly at first but is amplified by the malt body to transition into bright, sturdy, citrus pith bitterness. Meanwhile, secondary hop notes of gooseberry, blackberry skins, red grapefruit pulp, and a touch of papaya emanate from beneath that bright, grassy-pithy bitterness. The malt is dry but well-structured, offering a rich, earthy body that suggests rustic multigrain bread crusts, bits of straw, and a very soft layer of toffee. The earthiness of this beer is really where the complexity lies, and I dig it. No sign of booze.
Mouthfeel (5.0): The feel is nearly perfect: the body is quite full and rich, despite never feeling “heavy”—more like chewy and velvety. The carbonation lays down a fine, tingly blanket across all surfaces before foaming up softly, but fully, dragging that initial tingle into an all-over almost boozy dissolve. I don’t quite know how to describe it, but the effect it has is not to soften or lighten the body but rather to make it levitate. It all washes out quite cleanly thanks to that levitation, leaving the hops to dry out the body and allow it to finish surprisingly clean and a bit crisp, despite its richness and complexity. No, you know what? This is perfect in its way.
Overall (4.5): This is a fascinating beer. I like beers that quietly offer layers and twists, complexity that pushes you to dig deeper into the experience while you’re there. This beer has that character in spades, and the technical skill of Holy Mountain and Modern Times becomes evident in a beer like this. Very highly recommended.
Reviewed by Tilley4 from Tennessee
3.59/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A touch green yet... lots of grassiness here... citrus rind.. peaches.. overly ripe mango.. is good, not great... really really juicy but a little sharp... really glad I got to try this though...
Jun 22, 2019
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
3.5/5 rDev -14%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -14%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Canned 29 May, purchased at the Belmont Fermentorium.
A fugly hazy orange with a dense white head with good retention and lacing. The nose is juicy with mango, orange, peach, a touch of kiwi. The decocted pils malt isn't particularly noticeable. In fact, I can't say I get a whole lot of pils malt character, period. A touch of dough and a little grass are present. The palate opens as you'd expect for the style. Gobs of juice with the usual peach, mango, orange combination with a little passionfruit tartness present. A touch grassy and with a mineral character that feels put of place, lending a little chalky feel. Drying, juicy on the finish, this beer is medium light in body and softly carbonated. Bitterness is mild as well. Decent.
Jun 17, 2019A fugly hazy orange with a dense white head with good retention and lacing. The nose is juicy with mango, orange, peach, a touch of kiwi. The decocted pils malt isn't particularly noticeable. In fact, I can't say I get a whole lot of pils malt character, period. A touch of dough and a little grass are present. The palate opens as you'd expect for the style. Gobs of juice with the usual peach, mango, orange combination with a little passionfruit tartness present. A touch grassy and with a mineral character that feels put of place, lending a little chalky feel. Drying, juicy on the finish, this beer is medium light in body and softly carbonated. Bitterness is mild as well. Decent.
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