Caliban
Modern Times Beer

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Beautiful pour. Great smell. I like it cold. Very Nice ipa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10.78 USD plus tax per 4-pack of 16 fl oz pull-tab cans at a beer store in Colorado.

6.90% ABV. "India Pale Ale." 45 IBUs. 1.016 final gravity. Hopped with Nelson, Crystal, and Simcoe hops. Malt varietals: Two Row, White Wheat, Flaked Oats, Carafoam.

APPEARANCE: Pours a glowing orange body with a frothy white head.

Looks good. Obviously unfiltered.

AROMA: Berry, tropical fruit, citrus (orange, tangerine), fruit creamsicle, woodsiness (from the Crystal hops I'd guess). I don't get oniony aromatics from the Simcoe or white wine aromatics from the Nelson, but this is certainly an appealing aroma promising a balanced IPA with an enjoyable fruit-forward hop profile.

TASTE & TEXTURE: Creamy and soft on the palate, which plays well into the fruit creamsicle vibe of the beer's flavours. Citrusy and tropical, with varied fruity flavours (orange, tangerine, guava, berry). Crystal hop woodsiness is present but is less pungent than it is in a beer like Sierra Nevada's Torpedo.

Pale malt and wheat balance out any concomitant hop bitterness.

I don't get any Simcoe onion/garlic, nor any Nelson white wine/white grape. But it isn't needed per se, though I do wonder why one would use Nelson if they aren't going after that wine-like flavour.

Hop pungency is decent but could be improved. A top tier expression of the style would boast more depth of hop flavour.

Medium-bodied, a bit carbonated, wet.

OVERALL: Highly drinkable and obviously a quality IPA, but not a real contender in the oversaturated style. As good as this is, you've really got to shine to stand out in the IPA category given how many breweries are brewing them and brewing them well, and this just doesn't dazzle.

B- / WORTHY

16oz can

Good grog, very green tasting and tasty. Herbal hop flavor for days, and a nice bitter finish. It looks good and all that, too, if you care.

Shouts out to the lady at the liquor store angrily checking me out. ☮&♥

 

Pours a pale orange with a white head that leaves a trail of lace.

Smells musty like B O with tropical fruit notes and a floral bouquet.

Creamy mouthfeel with notes of orange and peach. It has a slight toffee malt backbone.

Wow pours a beautiful hazed golden color wit fluffy head and lacing. Smell is fruity with hops. Taste tropical with citrus , melon,mango and peach, very nice . Mouth is sweet nose than dry it offers some bitterness in finish. Very Tasty one on my favorites for style.

Looks like trouble has been brewing. Contents of a pint can poured into a clear glass liter mug produced the less than promising big fluffy white head. It didn't last long, another bad sign. Hazy, but not murky, it's orange-amber in color. The glass lacing is noticeable. Not much to the smell, maybe a little starchy matter, but nothing for a hop seeker. The taste is juicy, but mildy juicy, with the hops more tart than bitter. There is a redeeming turn to bitter at the finish. Not a great brew, but not bad, neither. The body is supple, although it adds little to the taste. Maybe a little sweetness to enhance the juiciness and play against the hops. Not wonderfully complex, or close to being bold, it does bring enough flavor on a good mouthfeel to warrant a try.

 

16oz canned 1/5/21, opened 3/20/21.
Another fine pour from Modern Times...2 finger white head, dense and with excellent retention.
Orange-gold and fully opaque. No sludge in the bottom of the can. Thick and sticky lace.
Ripe navel oranges and apricot. Ripe mango. Evergreen. Spearmint.
Stone fruit, apricot/peach. Mango topical notes.
Full body, soft mouthfeel and low bitterness. Long, ripe, and semi-sweet finish.
Good to Very Good.