Flightless
Transient Artisan Ales

1 pint can
Served in a stemless wine glass

This beer pours a dirty yellow color and is turbid. It is topped with an inch of tan head that leaves spotty lacing.

Citrus with a focus on grapefruit. It has some sweetness in the aroma.

Grapefruit flavor. Dank with a slight sweetness.

Medium bodied with an effervescent mouthfeel

Good IPA from Transient

 

 

 

Light peach, tan opaque body. Hard pour gets a big fine white head, reduces to a cap that stays. not huge aromas, but a cool crunchy wheat, melon, grape- Nelson hopped and it shows. Decent carb and lemon pear wheat malts up front, big sticky yeast action that I love. Never absolutely pops but treads in the underripe green and yellow soft fleshy fruit territory. At 5.5%, a banger of a pale ale.

 

 

 

 

8/9/19 (Chicago): 16 oz can purchased 8/3 at Beer on the Wall for $3.75, no canned date, poured into large Weizen glass. Cloudy light orange / bright yellow pour, generous puffy white head last for 5 minutes leaving clumpy lacing. Nice varied aromas, citrus, banana, melon, bread. Crisp taste, carbonation holds well. Wheat, bread, salty tasting. Fruit taste minor compared to aroma. Fresh clean mouth feel, thin body, solid carbonation, crisp clean finish. This is a solid offering, would love to grab another down the road.

 

Pours hazy pale yellow with soapy foam.

Smell is citrusy with notes of tea and earthiness.

Taste is citrusy and crisp, with notes of grass, green tea and some earthiness. Soft bitterness, and very easy to drink.

Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.

Overall, a nice, thirst-quenching APA.

Pours a frail opaque orange with a finger of white foam. Head retention is good. Aroma is orange, papaya, mango, melon and bready, earthy, toasty malts. Really unique aroma, but it ties together well. Flavor profile is orange, papaya, mango, melon, and very faint bready malts. Yeast adds a little zestiness. Mouth feel is soft and pillowy with a faint light grainular texture. Overall, tropical fruits with mango in an intriguing brew. Pleasurable and tasty.

Served in a 15.5oz Speigalau tulip from a 16oz can.

Hazy yellow pour with thick frothy white head that dissipates quickly. Nice even hop presence. Can tell it’s got wheat in it. Highly carbed. Overall, a solid beer just not my favorite (but likely won’t buy again at over $4).

Billed as an APA. Huh. I didn't know they still made those.

Thick pour hazy with a snow white head.

Smells fruity. Pleasant, but kinda one-dimensional. Melons and some citrus.

The flavor is a bit more variegated. Still not very intense (which is a good thing), but more complete-seeming. Fruity hops up front, a bit more citrus in the middle, and then some more grassy nodes on the finish. No real malt or yeast balance, but the hop profile is interesting enough to sustain the sip.

Nicely done.

 

Canned 11/10/16; drank 11/12/16 @ the Family Compound.

Opaque yellow/orange appearance.

Minimal white head; decent lace.

Lemon, hazelnut & mild, sweet orange citrus notes in the nose.

Medium thick mouthfeel.

Grapefruit & mild peanut butter flavors up front; lemon bite on the finish.

Sessionable yet unique; nicely balanced. An above average brew for later in the session.

Thanks to JodiB for this one. 16oz can (of course) poured into 14oz teku. Poured very lively with over 2 inches of fluffy and rocky white head that dissipated at a moderate pace and left almost zero lacing. The beer itself was a solidly murky orange color.

The aroma was the typical fruity hops that represent current trends, with no grain of yeast scent. Same on the tongue, fruit hops, no malt or yeast.

The body was the typical thin that is the standard of the style, but, the carbonation that created that huge head lasted throughout the can, and provided lively bubbles across the tongue. Drinkability was fine no complaints, but I don't see me wanting another. Overall, a perfectly fine and nice version of what's popular now. If that floats your boat, go ahead and try this brew.

 

Appearance is a straw color that is not transparent but not really cloudy either with a significant white head that dissipates slowly. Aroma is a significant hops and grapefruit. Taste is just like the aroma.