Morning Trippin
Tapistry Brewing

 

 

 

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/15/2019. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy pink guava, fruit skin, mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of guava, citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of lightly tart/tangy pink guava, fruit skin, mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and slight fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of pink guava, fruit skin, mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of guava, citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.3%. Overall this is a delicious fruited NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of guava, citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish; nicely soft feel. Great Citra, Mandarina profile. Very vibrant, juicy, and fairly dank/earthy hops with nice guava presence; and a balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Liked it better than the base beer, stronger/more vibrant aromas.