Jake the Shake
Griffin Claw Brewing Company

 

 

 

Fresh and lighter than expected

16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 3/24/2019. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy strawberries, fruit skin/seed, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, strawberries, lactose, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy strawberries, fruit skin/seed, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and berry tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of strawberries, fruit skin/seed, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, strawberries, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/tangy/acidic mouthfeel that is great. Slight lingering resins/rinds through the glass. Mild increasing warmth of 8.5% after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic milkshake NEDIPA. All around fantastic citrus/fruity/tropical hops, strawberries, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/tart/drying finish, great soft feel. Feels like a lot of Mosaic/Citra. Extremely juicy hops/fruit, with light dankness; with a great balancing lactose, and wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example.