Hoplite IPL
Kelsen Brewing Company

 

Poured from a 16oz can into pint glass in June 2022. There was no canned date on the can. I bought this at the brewery, and drank less than 1 month from purchase.

Appearance: Medium gold color with 2-finger white head. It is clear, like many lagers. Head is very thick, and it lasts a minute, leaving a small covering. There is a small amount of lacing on the glass.

Smell: Light aroma of malt, citrus, and pine. There is a little hops, but not like an IPA. The citrus and malt aromas dominates the other aromas.

Taste: Some bitter taste from the hops with a moderate sweetness like citrus. Both the sweetness and bitter edge are balanced and light. Has a nice after-taste that lasts a moderate amount of time. Overall not very strong flavors and drinkable.

Mouthfeel: Light body and alcohol, which matches the 5.5% listed on the can.

This is an interesting lager. It has a lighter flavors and body than IPAs. Better than most lagers, but I prefer IPAs.

Pours a light fizzy head with lower retention, bit of lacing, crystal clear light watery pale color

Nose brings light fruity floral hops, little citrus and stone fruit, very light malt, cereal and lemon note

Taste brings cereal grain up front, a bit more fruit cereal, light fruity hops with little stone fruit, citrus, and pome fruit, soft lager, light bitterness, drier finish

Mouth is lighter bod, soft lager, med carb

Overall not bad, more light lager with some hops, way too light to be ipl, but others not bad. Glad this wasn't terrible like the other two bottles I got from the brewery

A very crushable IPL... fruity hops and lager bitterness... really balanced and a good all day drinking beer.