Island In The Sun Double IPA
Conshohocken Brewing Company

Excellent ipa. Smooth, hint of pineapple, not overly juicy. Might be a great summer drink. Watch the alcohol.

Poured into a wide mouth grip shaped goblet: color is straw gold, hazy, head is off white and presents one finger thick, head dissipates to frothy top with spotty lacing on the glass sides.

Smell is light mixed tropical, with sweeter candy like note, light tangerine like note.

Taste is similar with forward tropical notes, sweeter candy flavors, tangerine citrus note, some malt toast in the finish.

Mouthfeel is low carbonation, moderate plus sweetness with candy like presence, lower bitterness, not much drying due to the strength.

Overall a much sweeter DHIPA than anticipated - candy like in aroma and flavor, lighter on bitterness, and limited malt character.

Canned on: 6-5-24

A - Pours a hazy golden pineapple color with dense, white creamy lacing and light on the carbonation.

S - Muted pineapple and tropical fruit aroma.

T - Tastes like stale, tropical pineapple and finishes on the sweeter side.

M - Medium texture with some pricklies on the tongue.

O - The only reason to seek this beer out is because the proceeds go to the Alzheimer's Association and that's very close to my heart since my dad was afflicted by this terrible disease.

Canned 05/03/23

This particular batch weighs in @ 8%ABV. Brewed with Mosaic, Simcoe and Bravo hops, then conditioned on pineapple.

I smell pineapple the moment I open the can. Pineapple and vomit. It's not a great smelling beer. Nor is it great tasting. This is one of those hazies that just kind of tastes like bad decisions and bile to me. The pineapple accents are fine enough, but kind of fall off a cliff in short order. Weak body. Some mild, lingering bitterness. This also suffers from a lower grade carbonation. More would have helped this across the board, I think. Still, though, a polished turd is still a turd. And who wants a turd? Not me, my man; not me.

 

 

 

-Canned 06.12.17. Consumed 11.22.17 in spiegelau ipa glass. Cool retro can design, a pac-hop chasing a pineapple ghost.

A: Light hazy orange shows a soft and gentle rise of effervesce. The head builds nicely into a spongey texture of 2 fingers with a milky-beige coloring. Head retention is strong leaving a thick and lustrious coating behind.

S: Sweet pineapple with some grapefruit juice first appears on the nose. Some orange juice and a light mix of citrus and pine oils. Light toasted grains with a decent level has some juicy, sweet and wet signs of tropical nature that showed very little wear and tear of strength even five months after canning.

T: Tart citrus and dry pineapple shows a healthy strength upon the first sip. Flowery edge of hops are prickly and bitter with citrus. The dry tropical really shines here against the alcohol and dry toasted grain and malt. Dry orange peel, tart tropical grapefruit concludes.

M: Lighter side of medium viscosity, light carbonation factor. Some resinous hop oils and flowery bite tease the tongue.

O: Juicy, wet and tropical nose, strong dry tropical flavor with a bitter and flowery edge. Toasted malt and specialty grains is lightly dry with a nice knock-out of citrus and pine hops. Very good in respect to aroma and flavor wise, very good drink-ability and flavor with tart tropical notes that is worthy a try.

 

 

on draft, 10 oz glass

dark orange golden in color, white head. huge tropical fruit hop aroma. taste is heavy on that, with a pronounced bitterness and sweet malt balance. medium bodied.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden yellow in color with a light haze. Poured with a moderate, soapy white foam with good retention. Medium malt aroma with caramel malt notes. Medium light fruit aromas with hints of over-ripe orange. Medium bodied with soft, medium light carbonation. A smooth , creamy feel through the middle definitive, biting boozy warmth toward the finish. Medium fruity hip flavors followed by a strong, medium malt backbone. Medium, spicy hop bitterness through the middle followed by prickly booziness and fruity hops to the end. Finished with a pleasant sweetness and booziness and light hop bitterness. Hop character was generally light. More of a NE style than a west coast style I guess. Booziness is pleasant and a bit sneaky making this dangerously drinkable. More malt forward than most DIPAs but pretty good nonetheless.