Prototype 5
Foundation Brewing Company
- From:
- Foundation Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.12 | pDev: 2.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 13, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 08, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Citra/Eureka!/Exp. 07270 IPA with local wheat malt.
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Reviewed by digboy from New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I've been waiting for this for a year now -- Prototype 4 was one of my all time favorite beers with its grassy notes. Though this one is different it is quite good and I'm pleased with my purchase of 3 4-packs :)
It pours a very cloudy to opaque bright yellowish orange-gold with a hint of greenish tint to it. The head stays fairly low and does not retain well. Lacing is poor, probably due to the low malt content.
Aroma is pungent - almost assaults the nose with green hop notes of apricot, grapefruit rind and grass.
The taste is very similar - all green hops up front. The grassiness comes through strongly, so there is an earthiness to the taste along with citrus notes. The apricot is very subtle lending just a sweetness to the background of the hops. Malt is low and bitterness is moderate. This is a showcase for hops and it does the job very well.
Feel is very soft and clean, so it is unsticky to the lips. This makes what could have been a thin beer feel more fleshed out with body.
Gotta say I like this one. Bold hop flavor all the way - could be too much for some of you who do not like intense hops.
Dec 10, 2017It pours a very cloudy to opaque bright yellowish orange-gold with a hint of greenish tint to it. The head stays fairly low and does not retain well. Lacing is poor, probably due to the low malt content.
Aroma is pungent - almost assaults the nose with green hop notes of apricot, grapefruit rind and grass.
The taste is very similar - all green hops up front. The grassiness comes through strongly, so there is an earthiness to the taste along with citrus notes. The apricot is very subtle lending just a sweetness to the background of the hops. Malt is low and bitterness is moderate. This is a showcase for hops and it does the job very well.
Feel is very soft and clean, so it is unsticky to the lips. This makes what could have been a thin beer feel more fleshed out with body.
Gotta say I like this one. Bold hop flavor all the way - could be too much for some of you who do not like intense hops.
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