Paradise Lost
Southern Prohibition Brewing

 

Color is tangerine hazy
Most people pick up pineapple as a key scent but I thought it was like drinking a pine tree that has fruit. Excellent taste and feel. Only the slightest bitterness at 8%, which is easily hidden. As a new beer drinker( only 5 months) I love DIPA.

The beer is more world class then outstanding. One of the best recently

LOOK: Pours cloudy, dull gold with an abundant all white head that demonstrates excellent retention and 360 degree of side glass lace.
AROMA: Grapefruit, mango, mandarin orange and floral hops with bread notes
TASTE: Citrus with mango and pineapple lead. Bread backbone, smooth, drying without being bitter. The high 8.1% ABV is well hidden.
Outstanding across the board. One of the best ever!

This is so good!

 

I don't usually do reviews on anything, but after trying this beer I had to give props to SoPro for making an excellent beer! Wow! From the moment I tried it, I was really impressed. I have had a least a dozen different DDH IPAs before from other breweries and I have to say this one is the best I've had. It has a great hoppy, floral, citrus aroma to it with a nice head and opaque yellow appearance. Immediately you are hit with a myriad of hoppy notes followed by a grapefruit flavor and subtle hits of orange, mango and lemon. It blends well with a creamy oat finish that masks the bitterness at the end. The bitterness is mild and the beer leaves a distinct taste of citrus and hoppiness on your tongue that makes you smack your lips together with an urge to take another sip. This is a dangerous beer because it has a high ABV which is unnoticeable and you can really crush this on a hot day especially at the beach.

 

16 oz can, dated 12/9/19.
Parish Teku.

Hazy juicy creamy yellow with a creamy white head of 3 fingers, leaving tons of thick shaving cream-like lacing on the glass as it recedes.

In the aroma, the first note I get is a strange oregano-bubblegum note, with onion and tangerine. Slight grapefruit peel, slight grapefruit candy. It is a little odd.

Flavor brings the juice full circle. Tons of wonderful mango and orange juice, with hints of grapefruit and pomegranate, orange marmalade, some apricot, some passion fruit, peach, and some starfruit. Underlying herbal bitterness ties this all together.

Feel is creamy and juicy and acidic. Good carbonation. Dangerously hidden alcohol warmth.

Overall, an awesome NE IPA and Mississippi should be proud. Best one I've had from the state yet. Would like to try it a month fresher, but where I'm from unfortunately this would be considered pretty spanky.

Canned on 9/13/19

Pours a hazy deep gold body topped with a few fingers of fluffy, pillowy white head; good retention yields a chunky collar around the surface alongside a limited mixture of walling/spotty lacing and paper-thin islands of cap.

Aroma opens vividly with bright orange marmalade and peach cobbler, followed by light wild berry tones developing into touches of herbs, guava, and dank lemon zest as the bouquet closes.

Taste is strong with deeply overripe tropical notes tinged with a light dankness at the forefront, with a wild berry and peach cobbler mid-palate; minor notes of bitter citrus pith and flaky malt add a softening tone on the finish.

Mouthfeel has a medium body with moderate carbonation; semi-sweet but crisp throughout, while creamy edging toward the finish; a touch of juiciness is imparted on an otherwise dry finish/swallow; little to no alcohol presence.

With an almost candy-like sweetness evoking fresh, fruited pastries, I'm pretty amazed there are no adjuncts involved in in such an eclectic yet steady brew; surprisingly, this is as equally drinkable as it is insanely unique.

Currently #2 in the Top Mississippi beers list. Runs $16.99 a 4 pack at supermarkets in New Orleans, LA. Packaging format is 4 packs of 16 fl oz pull-tab cans, unfortunately, they do not have brewed on or best by dates on the bottom of the can or anywhere on the label.

"Double dry-hopped IPA." 8.1% ABV.

APPEARANCE: Head occupies ~80% of the glass. White, somewhat frothy, thick. Appears overcarbonated given the prevalence of the head in comparison to the body.

Body is orange-copper. Average vibrance. No yeast/particulate/lees are visible within.

AROMA: Orange citrus, tangerine creamsicle, pale malt, wheat, fruity zest, passionfruit, fresh juice. Fresh, tropical, and appealing. Aromatic intensity is moderately high.

TASTE: Fresh citrus is present, but this heads straight for fruit juice India Odwalla Ale territory, eschewing both bitterness and hop pungency (where a better expression of the style would not compromise on the latter despite minimizing the former). Hints of creamsicle, hazy wheat malt, and fruity esters are present to a lesser extent, but in large part the simple and shallow fruit juice note is what dominates here...not ideal, but it's balanced if lacking in terms of pungency, depth of hop flavour, and complexity.

TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, medium-bodied, soft, somewhat refreshing, slightly acidic, creamy.

OVERALL: Those into the low bitterness India Odwalla Ale thing that's been finding popularity recently will dig this, but those after an IPA that showcases its selected hop varietals well and commits to them fully will find this a bit wanting. Very pleasant and approachable fare, but far from great as an expression of the IPA style (even factoring in the Johnny-come-lately "hazebro" nonsense). Giving credit where its due, it does hide its ABV devilishly well, and it's as good or better as/than most of the turbid IPAs being sold in the same overpriced packaging format on the East Coast in yuppie markets (Whole Foods exclusives in NYC, I'm looking at you). But I have to imagine the margins on this are even more insane than in markets like New York, and I'd be appalled if this was selling well amongst the typical craft beer drinker in Mississippi.

High C+ (3.25) / ABOVE AVERAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would I buy again? Yes, but only a couple cans at a time. Definitely not worth loading up on.

Poured into a hotel glass. Nice looking with a very hazy, bright golden color and a thick white head that left impressive lacing in the glass. The aroma was there right as I cracked the can open, with a mix of dank resin and tropical fruit. The taste followed the nose. I always seem to taste pineapple which was here, along with mango and orange. I love beers with a mix of pine or resin with fruit and this one is wonderfully dank. Medium bodied, fairly soft, and with a clean, dry finish. Overall, a fantastic beer.