Hex Clouds
Southern Prohibition Brewing
- From:
- Southern Prohibition Brewing
- Mississippi, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,216 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #5,463 - Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 9.98%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 22, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 23, 2017
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Hazy, pineapple, conifer, grapefruit lime candy.
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Ratings by Bloodbuzz99:
Reviewed by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia
3.1/5 rDev -26.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev -26.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had on tap at La Biergarten Mobile 2.26.19 (rated a 4.5)
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I’m re-rating this beer May 2020
The hop profile has completely changed from original review... now feature that super annoying wet grass mess. Over ripe mango merging turning into hay? Awful.
Feb 27, 2019—————
I’m re-rating this beer May 2020
The hop profile has completely changed from original review... now feature that super annoying wet grass mess. Over ripe mango merging turning into hay? Awful.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jadpsu from Georgia
4.33/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
In Laurel.
LOOK: This pours a thickly hazed opaque old gold with orange hues as well as a robust all white head that has exceptional retention and impressive side glass llace.
AROMA: Really nice aroma's of moderate citrus and earth hoppyness and malts.
TASTE: The lack of hop intensity, at least for myself, maes for a most enjoyable IPA. The hop tartness and bitterness is present but it does not leave the palate so dry your searching to recover your saliva.
An agreeable aftertaste that leaves one enjoying the moment.
Jul 22, 2024LOOK: This pours a thickly hazed opaque old gold with orange hues as well as a robust all white head that has exceptional retention and impressive side glass llace.
AROMA: Really nice aroma's of moderate citrus and earth hoppyness and malts.
TASTE: The lack of hop intensity, at least for myself, maes for a most enjoyable IPA. The hop tartness and bitterness is present but it does not leave the palate so dry your searching to recover your saliva.
An agreeable aftertaste that leaves one enjoying the moment.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.86/5 rDev -32.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.86/5 rDev -32.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Currently #5 in the Top Mississippi Beers list.
CAN: 16 fl oz pull-tab. Cost $4.59 USD plus tax at Freret Beer Annex in New Orleans, LA for the single can. Pink-green shiny label art with alien themes. No best by date appears anywhere on the can.
"Double Dry-Hopped Double IPA." 7.5% ABV.
APPEARANCE: Murky orange body. Nontransparent but translucent.
~7cm head height. Off-white head colour. ~8 minute head retention (which is nice at this high an ABV). Could be frothier and creamier, but it's robust enough.
AROMA: Orange zest. Pale malt. Flaked wheat. Tropical fruit leanings - tangerine, papaya, lychee. Maybe some booze-ridden old pineapple.
Hop aromatics seem faint and subdued for an imperial IPA, to say the least. If it weren't for the hint of alcohol warmth, I'd peg this for a pale ale given the seeming lack of bold hops going by the aroma.
TASTE & TEXTURE: Has a silky soft mouthfeel that seems to be Southern Prohibition's go-to texture when brewing these new world double dry hopped IPAs. Smooth, wet, medium-bodied, approachable, well-carbonated, not unrefreshing. Not pulpy either, like many of the India Odwalla Ales floating around right now.
Hop profile is fruity with tropical leanings, not piney, grapefruity, floral, herbal, or grassy. Papaya, tangerine, pineapple, faint lychee, citrus rind. The fruit notes aren't distinct or clear, blending together murkily. Hop pungency is limited and depth of hop flavour is disappointing...this is billed as a double IPA but it doesn't have the hop pungency of one...maybe an extra pale ale at best. Alcohol warmth is present throughout.
Pale malt and flaked wheat keep any hop bitterness at bay. Flavour duration is average. Flavour intensity is below average, to its detriment. Somewhat shallow for an imperial IPA, to be sure.
It's not dialed-in balance-wise, and its hop profile isn't great. Neither Amarillo nor Simcoe is showcased well, which is a damn shame since Amarillo is my favourite hop. No resins from Amarillo, no oniony/garlicky Simcoe notes. This is all vague tropical character from New World hipster hops.
OVERALL: I don't see why anyone would buy this over any of the myriad superior cheaper imperial IPAs out there. some of which (e.g. Lagunitas Sucks) are widely distributed. ~$5 a can is outrageous for an imperial IPA of this quality, especially coming from the poorest state in the union (not that price affects my ratings). It's drinkable but it has a more noticeable alcohol presence than most beers I've tried in the style, in part because the big hop flavours just aren't there to cover it up.
If this is a top 10 beer from Mississippi, remind me not to move to Mississippi. SoPro has some respectable beers, but if we're being honest this is average at best. I imagine Lagunitas and Elysian are sitting on shelves in Walmarts across the state...by all means buy their beers instead of this.
C / AVERAGE
Oct 13, 2019CAN: 16 fl oz pull-tab. Cost $4.59 USD plus tax at Freret Beer Annex in New Orleans, LA for the single can. Pink-green shiny label art with alien themes. No best by date appears anywhere on the can.
"Double Dry-Hopped Double IPA." 7.5% ABV.
APPEARANCE: Murky orange body. Nontransparent but translucent.
~7cm head height. Off-white head colour. ~8 minute head retention (which is nice at this high an ABV). Could be frothier and creamier, but it's robust enough.
AROMA: Orange zest. Pale malt. Flaked wheat. Tropical fruit leanings - tangerine, papaya, lychee. Maybe some booze-ridden old pineapple.
Hop aromatics seem faint and subdued for an imperial IPA, to say the least. If it weren't for the hint of alcohol warmth, I'd peg this for a pale ale given the seeming lack of bold hops going by the aroma.
TASTE & TEXTURE: Has a silky soft mouthfeel that seems to be Southern Prohibition's go-to texture when brewing these new world double dry hopped IPAs. Smooth, wet, medium-bodied, approachable, well-carbonated, not unrefreshing. Not pulpy either, like many of the India Odwalla Ales floating around right now.
Hop profile is fruity with tropical leanings, not piney, grapefruity, floral, herbal, or grassy. Papaya, tangerine, pineapple, faint lychee, citrus rind. The fruit notes aren't distinct or clear, blending together murkily. Hop pungency is limited and depth of hop flavour is disappointing...this is billed as a double IPA but it doesn't have the hop pungency of one...maybe an extra pale ale at best. Alcohol warmth is present throughout.
Pale malt and flaked wheat keep any hop bitterness at bay. Flavour duration is average. Flavour intensity is below average, to its detriment. Somewhat shallow for an imperial IPA, to be sure.
It's not dialed-in balance-wise, and its hop profile isn't great. Neither Amarillo nor Simcoe is showcased well, which is a damn shame since Amarillo is my favourite hop. No resins from Amarillo, no oniony/garlicky Simcoe notes. This is all vague tropical character from New World hipster hops.
OVERALL: I don't see why anyone would buy this over any of the myriad superior cheaper imperial IPAs out there. some of which (e.g. Lagunitas Sucks) are widely distributed. ~$5 a can is outrageous for an imperial IPA of this quality, especially coming from the poorest state in the union (not that price affects my ratings). It's drinkable but it has a more noticeable alcohol presence than most beers I've tried in the style, in part because the big hop flavours just aren't there to cover it up.
If this is a top 10 beer from Mississippi, remind me not to move to Mississippi. SoPro has some respectable beers, but if we're being honest this is average at best. I imagine Lagunitas and Elysian are sitting on shelves in Walmarts across the state...by all means buy their beers instead of this.
C / AVERAGE
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