Double Dry Hopped Double Lexical Gap
Pollyanna Brewing Company

16oz can dated 03/01/18 poured into a pint glass boasts a slightly cloudy, orange-gold body floating a 1/2in medium-sized, white-bubbled head that disapates to a consistent cap and leaves a luscious mix of spotted and webbed lacing. Rising bubbles persist.

Peach aroma pops out if the can and continues to be juicy throughout the can. Joining the peach is a candy, or sugary, sweetness that fits right in the lexical gap, mango, a slight hop bitterness and bread dough.

Flavors include peach and mango paired with a slight citrus acidity: grapefruit or orange zest. Then a bready malt rounds it all out. No booze taste or feel. Really well hidden abv. A bitter hop aftertaste is reminiscent of a classic west coast IPA.

Mouthfeel is a solid medium and slightly drying.

Overall an effective alteration of the base and a solid offering on it's own.

Pair fish tacos with a vinegar slaw.

 

 

 

Dry hopping was a perfect enhancement. Still pretty clear orange/gold appearance, but the dry hop smell added to the hops and underlying citrus nicely. Taste was more full, featuring floral and tropical hops, peach, orange, and pear. Nice and light for the summer!

 

 

16oz Can

Big thanks to Kevin for grabbing me a few of these guys! Cheers, buddy! DDH Lexical Gap shows some nice clarity through it's suset orange body. It takes on some polished copper highlights at times. A pure white head grows easily on the pour, topping out at a couple fingers in height before crackling down to a skimming. Sticky, clingy patch lacing grabs the glass.

The nose is big as soon as the can is cracked. Remember peach rings? That's what this beer smells like, peach candy. Delicious, delicious peach candy. Orange flesh with pithy grapefruit and orange pop up on the backend. White bread crust makes up the malt base with a drizzle of caramel. A whiff of clean booze opens it up. The peach grows, in many forms, as it warms. Yum.

Oh, man. This beer is clean and expressive. Again, huge peach off the bat. Not as candy-like as the nose suggested, just slightly underripe and fresh off the branch. Huge citrus runs the middle and backend. Jammy orange, pithy grapefruit and orange, flesh. The clean boozy note brightens each drink. Again, the malt base is proper and much needed. Bread crust and a drizzle of caramel. This is good.

I would have to say this guy sits around moderate in weight. Lively carbonation keeps it moving at a good clip. That booziness dries up the finish in a flash and when combined with a sturdy bitterness makes this my preferred style of IPA. It's bitter, yet highly drinkable. It's dry, leaving you wanting another. While there's alcohol fumes, it's unnoticeable in the chest.

Lexical Gap on it's own is a damn fine beer. Whether this builds on that is a tough call for me. I'd rather drink this version at times and I'd rather drink the other at other times. This is bright and bold. Vibrant and clean. An easy drinker that could chop your legs out from under you. Delicious. Thanks, Kevin!

Canned 4 days ago and brewed in collaboration with The Beer Cellar. This is likely the first DDH west coast IPA I've had....and I like it. The hops (Mosaic, CItra and Simcoe) are the stars here and they shine through quite well. Not overly bitter in any way but it's still very much a west coast IPA. The only knock I can find is that I get a bit of wateriness in the mouthfeel. I don't know what to attribute this to and maybe it's just me but it's the only real negative, relatively speaking, I can find here. I sure hope Pollyanna make this a (semi) frequent release as I will make this a repeat purchase. Highly recommended for West Coast IPA fans.