Hyperbolic
Coppertail Brewing Co.

Reviewed from (long-standing) notes. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Brooklyn Brewing tulip glass.

A: A medium gold, and just barely hazy. A thin white head fades away fairly quickly, but a good amount of visible carbonation.

S: Tropical fruit, dank, tangerine rind, and melon hops. Resin and a bit grassy as well. Cracker malts add a bit of sweetness – just a touch more than true West Coast IPAs maybe, but no caramel or toffee notes on the nose. Not a crazy huge nose, but plenty big and appealing.

T: Tropical fruit, citrus, and dank hops. Melon and resin notes as well. Sweet cracker malt body. A touch of minty and vegetal hops I could do without, but these are by no means dominant flavors. A significant citrus pith bitterness at and through the swallow, but nothing obnoxious.

M: Medium body. Has a good amount of an oddly creamy carbonation. The alcohol is hidden from the flavors though this is a bit warming.

O: A solid DIPA, but it’s not Brews Banner. There’s a lot of it that’s similar, but the hop profile isn’t as appealing to me and the weird carbonation is, well, weird. That could be bottle variation, and if other bottles prove better I’ll update here. Still, a solid DIPA worth a drink if you see it around for sure.

NOTE: Subsequent bottles seemed to be carbonated more normally. I'm not sure what was with that first bottle.

Hazy golden color with a thin white frothy head. Hops are very much in evidence in the aroma and the taste. Mouthfeel is smooth with medium carbonation. The hops remain in the slightly bitter aftertaste. Mine was two weeks past its best-by date.

 

Pours a hazy apricot color with a thumb sized white head that falls pretty quickly. Small head does leave some descent lace behind though.

Aroma is different mixture of grassy herbal hops with underlying fruity citrus on a grainy malt base. Grass or veggies, earthy spice notes, apricot, orange and grapefruit hints along with a touch of pine. Unusual but I like it.

Taste is like the nose mainly but get grassy notes with a good lime kick to start then moves on to citrus fruit notes and bitterness. Finishes grassy with vegetable hints and lingering bitterness. Again unusual but pretty enjoyable.

Mouthfeel seems a little light for the 8% with pretty peppy carbonation that may make it seem lighter then it is.

Overall not your normal IPA kind of dig its not the same as everyone else. Defiantly worth a try for something different.

 

"Extra IPA", pours a slightly hazed golden color with two fingers of soapy white head, rings of splotchy lace trailing. Smell: jumps out of the glass and is totally unexpected... celery seed, apricot, pineapple, lime, dank af. Can't quite get my head around the celery pop, although it starts to blend into a more general grassiness after a minute. Taste: a little pine, grapefruit, lime, grassy, spicy (including a little celery and white pepper notes). Apricot, pineapple-orange juice, finishing spicy and sticky. This is interesting and tasty.

 

 

 

Dark but mild, easy enough for the middle of the day. Uniform flavors and light acidity. Really nice

 

Poured into a snifter. Cloudy gold with light creamy head and lacing. Sharp hoppy citrusy smell. Tangy lemony taste. Smooth drinking, mild alcohol presence.

 

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Teku glass. Best enjoyed by date of 06/20/17.

Appearance: Pours a bright golden yellow with some slight haziness in the body. 1/2 a finger's worth of head full of tight white bubbles.

Aroma: Strong aromas of pine and fruits; peach, mango, some pineapple.

Taste/Mouthfeel: More pine up front with a dry malt finish. Since this is nearing the end of it's best by date I think the hops have become a little more muted. Still this is easy to drink almost too easy. Not a lot of carbonation in this one either, which isn't a bad thing.

Overall: A decent IPA that I will be revisiting again when I can get it fresher.

 

Look: It pours golden that is fairly clear. It has a white head with moderate head retention.

Smell: It has aromas of citrus, a bit of spruce, a slight hint of grainy sweetness, and herbal qualities.

Taste: The taste has a sharp, bitter bit to is that becomes bittersweet into the finish. The flavors are highlighted by herbal qualities, grainy sweetness, and citrus.

Feel: It has a moderate body with a bittersweet finish.

Overall, a quite flavorful ipa highlight by the sharp start and bittersweet finish.