Hop Cuddle
Cinder Block Brewery

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left sudsy lacing on the glass. It smelled of resin, roasted malt and toffee. Malty sweet taste with bready notes and a piney bitterness.

 

Hazy orangish amber color with a respectable foamy white head and decent lacing.
The aroma is mango, citrus, papaya and light caramel malt. The taste is slightly sweet mango, tangerine, papaya, caramel malt. The finish dries out slightly with lingering citrus zest and a touch of pine, mild bitterness.
The body is light/medium, good carbonation level, crisp and very drinkable.
Altogether, this is a pretty decent hazy IPA, tasty, refreshing and enjoyable, very nice.

 

 

 

16oz undated can poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass at fridge temp, no ABV listed on can. The beer pours murky & opaque with a color & texture similar to grapefruit juice. The head is nearly white and quickly fades to a few bubbles. The aroma is vaguely fruity. The taste is semisweet, yet nondescript. It's not malt, but maybe the combo & volume of hops. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied, adequately carbonated and undry in the finish. There is a little sharpness to the feel that could be a yeast bite and there is a gentle bitterness that prevents it from being sticky sweet. Overall, good. I apparently can't get any feel for this style. Not something I would buy, but the only NEIPAs I've enjoyed are allegedly way too bitter. YMMV.

Look is a murky dim cloudy orange.
Head and lacing are decent. Starts fluffy then dies to a light soapy ring.

Smell is outstanding. Juicy tropical fruits. Almost like a fruit by the foot or fruit snack. Berries, mangos, citrus.

The taste is where this one falls short for me. Up front juicy sweetness then an aggressive over load of hop tart bitterness. Then dies down to a sweeter after bite.

Body is medium to full.
After taste leaves juicy yet dry finish.

For a NEIPA its a bit harsh in some spots (imo)
But overall its a pretty solid brew.

Pours an opaque, muddy orange with a finger and a half of white foam. Head retention is fair with a few strands of lacing left behind. Aroma is orange, tangerine, and pineapple with hints of biscuity, bready malts. Flavor profile is tangerine, pineapple, orange, and papaya with hints of dry biscuity, bready malts in the background. Hop to malt ratio is about 65/35, emphasis hops. Mouth feel is a little chalky, and coats the mouth. It has a medium thickness. Overall, quality hop notes that point towards greatness, but fall a little short. Still, it's a huge flavor dose for the alcohol percentage.

Served in a 12oz snifter from a 16oz can.

Great haze, nose full of fruit. very drinkable - great stuff!