Zebra Stripe
Los Angeles Ale Works

Got in a trade with RaulMondesi. 16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/14/2018. Pours fairly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of mandarin orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of mandarin orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a very nice milkshake NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Great soft feel. Very nice El Dorado, Bru-1, Mandarina profile. Very juicy and slightly dank/earthy hops; great balanced vanilla, lactose, and wheat/oat/malt backbone. Not overly sweet from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Softer carb and stronger aromas would have made it great.