E Pluribus Lupulin 6: Speculum Speculorum
Gun Hill Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a pretty cloudy orange color, but you can stills through it when held to light. Not opaque. Thinnish weak head dissipates leaving no residual head. No lacing left on the glass. As the beer sits, the cloudy sediment settles and it clears up.

Smell has notes of tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango and some floral overtones.

Taste has notes of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, mango and peach - quite fruity. Nice simple clean malt backbone. Moderate bitterness on the finish that is tempered by the overall fruitiness and some sweetness.

Feel is smooth, somewhat oily, with some nice bitterness on the finish that coats the mouth. Semi-dry. Rather prickly carbonation.

Overall a very nice DIPA - simple, trends classic, but well done overall.

Light honey colored semi cloudy color with a 3F head in a Spiegelau IPA glass.

Floral, spicy tropical fruit aroma.

Excellent MF. Chewy, tangy, fuller than other IPAs.

Strong tropical fruit taste. Excellent hoppy , spicy, bitter finish.

Quite enjoyable.

 

 

 

2018-02-09
16oz can served in a big snifter. Canned on 01/02/18. Gien to me by @mr-jj.

Pours a clear light amber with a small head and not much carbonation. Smell is hop flowers. Maybe a hint of tropical juice. Mostly hop flowers.

Taste is more of the same, and unconsciously put a big smile on my face. This is hop forward. It's nice and I like it.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, moderately chewy. Overall, very good beer.

 

 

Can dated 01/01/18 into a tulip glass.

L: Pours bright golden with white floaties and 2+ fingers of medium density white head with moderate retention and left mixed lacing.

S: Nose is uber dank and earthy, perhaps subtle hint of cat piss odor.

T: Follows the nose, very dank. Finishes with moderate bitterness, clears palate quickly.

F: Thinner bodied with medium-high carbonation. Some tongue burn from the ABV and carbonation.

O: Liked the beer, but I tend to enjoy dank beers. Not sure I'd seek it out, but it's solid.

I think the lupulin gave it a strange character. Its lemony and rather unique. Fresh can from Premier Gourmet. Tasty but more sample ready than crushable drinkable.

 

 

Purchased cold - Can dated 01/02/18 - Poured into an English pub glass

L - Pours a clear deep gold color, with a bubbly 1 finger head on a perfect pour. Dissipating quickly it leaves all but a faint cap and a scant ring around the glass. Intricate, wispy lacing as it goes down.

S - Muskmelon, tropical citrus, and some bready malt.

T - A big burst of muskmelon, the mid-palate is a straight lupulin powder overload before it fades off into a lingering mild bitterness muddied with a dash of ethanol and crackery malt.

F - Slightly resinous and sticky, medium bodied with very fine carbonation.

O - Good but not great, there isn't much complexity to speak of which is why I didn't rate it higher. Yeah it's high octane, yeah it's pretty tasty but there is something lacking which I can't quite put my finger on.