Themisto
Modern Times Beer

A: cloudy; medium gold in color; 1 finger finely pored head that receded to a wispy cap; OK lacing;

S: grape must for a moment, then canned pineapple juice;

T: canned pineapple juice from start to finish; mild bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: OK, but not interesting;

A thanks to the amazing woodychandler for this beer. Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has a hazy golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of tropical fruits, citrus. Taste is oranges, melons, some pineapple, mild bitterness. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.

Ok, YAHB - yet another hazy beer. A typical NEIPA, not much head, aroma of citrus and some herbal background. Moderate bitterness and body. Little light on the flavor. Nothing bad, certainly nothing outstanding.

Picked up from the Craft Beer Hop Stop cooler as part of an Allen promo (4 good IPA's for $10) 5-18-20. Canned 4-30-20, consumed 7-13-20.

Beer poured a hazy golden orange with a decent soap bubble head.

Nose is a nice subtle stone fruit and tropical aroma.

Taste is a nice use of hops over a lighter pale malt base. Peach and mango combine nicely with the base. Finishes with a subtle pit and pulp bitterness; 5/10 on my scale.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and refreshing.

Overall another solid hazy variant from MT!

Another hazy!
The aroma makes you work to find it, a lingering pineapple and tangerine note hanging back. It’s smooth and creamy, almost, with a orangesicle note on the sip complementing the pineapple ice cream note.

 

 

 

 

$ 7.49 (Including shipping)/16 oz can ($ 0.468/oz). Received 5/30/20 from Craftshack, San Diego, CA. Reviewed 6/12/20.
Marked on bottom of can “CANNED ON 04/30/2020”. Stored at home upside down at 42 degrees and served at 45 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 3.5.
First pour – Pale Straw (SRM 2), hazy.
Body – Straw (SRM 3), hazy and translucent. When held to direct light, same.
Head – Large (Maximum 5.5 cm, aggressive center pour), chalky white, high density, average retention, diminishing to an irregular eight to eighteen mm crown and a complete rocky cap. Some pieces of lacing remain on the glass as the head retracts.
Lacing – Interesting. Grotesque band of tiny to medium bubbles in a cartoonish torn curtain effect with many stalactites. See also above.
Aroma – 4 – Begins faintly tropical with a bit of melon, no malt, no yeast.
Flavor – 4 – Begins mildly bitter with suggestions of tropical fruits and melons, flavors vague and blended (or blanded). No alcohol (6.5% ABV, as marked on the label) taste or aroma. No malt, no yeast. No diacetyl or dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium, a bit heavier than watery, lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation – 4. Nice example of lack of distinct flavors producing an above average beer. As it warms up – final temperature 54 degrees – it becomes fizzier and the flavors begin to pop – I can taste the peach.

 

 

 

Canned 4/3. Pours a very hazy medium orange, minimal head and lacing. Smell and taste are juicy, citrusy, tropical. Orange, pineapple, mango. Crisp, easy drinking, light bodied, mildly mouthwatering. Pretty good, not a true New England IPA though.

Pours an opaque gold, decent head that vanished pretty quick. Nice lacing. Not much nose. The taste is sharp hops on the tongue, fading to a fruitiness with tons of pineapple on the finish. Not bad, but I expected more from this brewery, Orderville is a much better beer.

16oz can from Brewers Haven. Hazy orange/golden pour, small fizzy head. Citrusy aroma, light hoppy notes. Taste brings more juicy citrus, hints of tropical, sweet. Finishes with a touch of citrus peel.

 

Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: New England IPA
Glass: Firestone 16-oz. Spiegelau IPA glass
Price: $11.99 for a 4-pack
From: Trader Joe’s in La Mesa, Calif.
Purchased: April 24, 2020
Consumed: April 24, 2020
Misc.: Canned on March 25, 2020

Had Rachel pick this for me on a recent Coronvirus trip to Trader Joe’s. Had been looking to trying it. Website description called it, “This spectacle of haze-craft will feature a four-way power punch of Citra, El Dorado, Nelson, and Amarillo hops, resulting in a glorious detonation of tropical fruit and peach character that will approximate a liquid summer vacation.” Damn, that’s a great hop combo.

Poured a medium yellow-to-gold semi-hazy color with five fingers of rocky white head. Could see some bubble streams coming up along the sides of the glass at different speeds. Excellent uneven spiderweb lacing. Almost perfect retention. (Sight - 4.50)

Nelson and Amarillo stood out on the nose. Also white wine, trash, tangerine orange, melon, El Dorado, peach, papaya, passion fruit, pineapple and mango. Finally got that Citra from the can. Also orange zest, passion fruit and pineapple from the can. (Smell - 4.25)

Taste followed the nose, but not quite as good. In order got El Dorado, Amarillo, tangerine, orange, candied melon, peppery spice, peach, papaya, passion fruit, pineapple, Nelson, viney berry and Citra late. (Taste - 4.00)

Medium body. Oily texture. Average carbonation. Long, juicy finish. (Feel - 4.00)

Really liked this one. Another killer from Modern Times. Outstanding, but probably slightly underrated this. (Overall - 4.00)

4.09 | 91 | A-

 

16oz canned 4/2 poured into a snifter.

A: Medium hazed bright straw/gold. Still see light in the corners of the glass.

S: Tropical and stone fruit, leaning rindy; apricot, papaya, melon, tangerine. There is a clean tone of pine as well. Minimal grainy malt undertone.

T: More of the same, fruit medley leaning stone fruit but with plenty of rindy tropical notes too, as well as a smack of tart citrus that makes one think lemon or lime (might be the Nelson here). Same notes of pine carry over onto the palate.

MF: Light fluffy body, drinkable with a drying finish.

O: A drinkable and juicy hazy with lower bitterness. Fairly standard fare overall.