Green Knuckle
Cellarmaker Brewing Co.

 

On tap at the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a 1/2 inch of head. Tropical fruit aroma. Guava, mango, passionfruit, pineapple and grapefruit. The taste is more piney than expected with some grapefruit and orange. Passionfruit, pineapple and pine finish. Medium body with low carbonation. Mild alcohol heat.

Had an opportunity to drink a lot of this when it came back as part of the 2016 wet hop season. Pours golden in color. Big and dank aroma. Lightly bodied pale ale with a heavy hop smack. Tastes fresh and sticky with a long and lingering resiny finish. This was fantastic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A little hazy and the head dissipates fast. Moderate carbonation. Intense aromas of orange peel and lots of earthy dankness. Tastes of orange and earthy hops which the light malt bill lets shine through. A little sweetness balanced by slight bitter. Refreshing,

 

 

 

The color is a pale golden yellow. It’s a bit hazy. Medium white head, a touch fizzy. The bubbles dissipate fairly quickly and leave little lacing behind. The aroma is full of monster hop juiciness. It’s like huffing a bag full of Citra. There’s a definite hop greenness to it, but the beer pulls it off quite well. I think the other backing hops rein in the harsher, more vegetal flavors that crop up in a lot of wet hopped beers. There’s a lot of sweet fruitiness in there. Big on peach, pineapple, mango, papaya, grape, tangerine, melon, a lighter lime edge, a little blackberry. It’s all sweet and juicy. Candied fruit hops. No real malt presence is noticeable. This is a hop party. Taste is dripping with that same hoppy fruit goodness. Moderate bitterness. Finishes pretty dry. Light mouthfeel with a lot of hop oiliness. This beer is absolutely packed with bright, juicy hop flavors. Delicious stuff.