West Eddy
Big Grove Brewery

 

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sudsy lacing. It smelled of resin, earthy notes and fruit. Sweet caramel taste with a malty backbone and a piney bitterness.

Poured from a 12 ounce can into a Shaker pint glass, There is a date on bottom of can "07/18/24", I think this is the date it was canned?

APPEARANCE: pours a dense, cloudy golden color with one-finger white head that slowly dissipated until just a thin unbroken cap of bubbles remained, lighter carbonation, there is moderate lacing on the glass.

SMELL: faint to the nose, biscuit, pineapple citrus.

TASTE: initially sweet pine apple, a little thin in the middle and then bread and a light kiss of hops.

PALATE: lighter carbonation and somewhat creamy.

OVERALL: this is a really good looking beer but faint on the nose, for an IPA the hops were understated, if you like a less hoppy IPA you will probably like this beer, the ABV is 6.8% but the alcohol is imperceptible, this beer is not a palate wrecker so you could have more than one, it's good but my preference is for more hoppy IPA's so I would not seek this one out again.

12oz can
L: slightly hazed golden body; tall & frothy white head holds good retention
S: tropical fruit, pine, citrus
T: tangerine, nectarine, mango, guava, and pine hop notes with a light caramel malt backbone
F: medium body, resinous, moderate carbonation, dry and bitter finish
O: good addition to the Eddy lineup

 

 

nice citrusy smell refreshing citrus flavors in every sip