Imaginary Cartwheel
Stoneface Brewing Co.

 

Can into IPA Glass (Canned 12/03/25)

Look: Hazy dark yellow, pouring a tannish, 1.5 finger frothy head. Dissipated extremely slowly, leaving some good lacing behind
Smell: Hoppy. Juicy citrusy lemon and orange, some grass, resin and some pale malt. Touch of the alcohol in there too. Medium strength
Taste: Bright citrus upfront, and some floral grassy hops with a light bitterness. Finish carries a nose dose of the pale malt, orange blossom and touch of the alcohol in there.
Feel: Medium body, gentle carbonation, smooth texture with a dry finish
Overall: Good brew, strong hops but not overwhelming bitterness.

 

Imaginary Cartwheel

Stoneface Brewing Company

IPA New England / Hazy

A smooth, fresh and full feel. Robust and diverse range of hop flavors: peppery orange peel, husky earth tones, chewable candy and tangy tropicals. Citra>Loral>Comet hops are a unique threesome indeed. Quality and complex.

Purchased at Jake's 5 Star Convenience

 

Milkshake cloudy with a light amber color. Tight-bubbled head leaving some 3D spots and streaks.

This smells like freshly crushed hop cones. Extremely attractive. Light pale malt in the background.

Although it looks like an NE IPA, this tastes like a west-coast IPA. The body is as expected while the carbonation is elevated. The pale malt is dry and quite brief. The hop comes in strongly but without overwhelming the tastebuds. The finish is naturally bitter but it doesn't leave an overly long aftertaste.

 

 

Picked-up a four-pack of cans at Bradford's in Plymouth for about fourteen dollars. My fifth brew reviewed from these guys. Solid brew.

The hop combo of Citra, Lora, and Comet hops brings out a very grassy and floral aroma. There is a spiciness which has been largely absent from NEIPAs for a few years. I welcome this taste profile return. Excellent NEIPA.

 

 

I expected it to be a little spicer hops from the color and short, fleeting head. It’s maybe a 9 srm. Nose it sweet and tropical, very ripe papaya. Taste follows scent with a very little, late spice. The feel is very flat but velvety soft with less burn than most. Together, an enjoyable beer.

Pours medium orange gold, cloudy with a sudsy 2 finger off white head, leaving spotty lacing. Aroma has some citrus and sweeter tropical notes blended with a slight grainy malt thing. Pleasant. The taste has some mango and orange notes up front with an earthy tinge to it. By midtaste the orange notes dominate but quickly are overcome by a moderately strong bitterness that peaks in the finish. There is at ouch of floral orange in the finish as well. Feel is soft and a bit creamy with a fair amount of effervescence that continues into the finish. Overall a great NEIPA entry for the style that is distinctly different from the typical juice bomb - the earthy tinges and the seltzer feel make it stand out. Very much worth trying

 

 

Poured into a 13 oz Teku glass canned on 7/14/21. Pours a cloudy orange with a 2 finger sticky white head that leaves thin webs of lace with excellent retention. 4.5

Aroma is mango, pineapple, mandarin, melon, apricot, and grapefruit rind. 4

Taste follows mango, pineapple, mandarin, honeydew, apricot, and a little bitter white grapefruit. 4

Mouthfeel is above medium, soft gentle carbonation, a tad dry, and at 7.4% easy going down with pretty big flavor. 4.25

Overall this is a rock solid beer, not upper tier but good stuff. 4.25

From a 16 oz. can dated July 14, 2021. Sampled July 24, 2021.

It pours an orange-amber color underneath a soft, cream colored head that lingers and provides some lacing. Moderately opaque.

Pleasant aroma of white bread, tropical fruit, resin, raisins, and orange.

The mouthfeel is medium or slightly better.

The taste begins sweet and bready with the resin and tropical fruit hop characters kicking in at the end. Kind of a sharp ending almost pepper-like. Slightly lingering. Decent.