A Year With Dr. Nandu
Aeronaut Brewing Company

Pours a slightly hazy chestnut color with a 1F head and light lacing.

Smells of slightly dank, grassy and piney hops with some citrus.

Tastes of resinous bitter hops with a little sweet malt, tangy wheat (?) orange and lemon.

Medium body and carbonation. Crisp , dry mouthfeel.

This is a reasonably bitter brew. Ok by me.

 

 

 

 

 

my first from these guys, not crazy fresh, but still tasty and pretty distinctive on the hop side for familiar varietals, this has me curious about aeronaut, lots to like here even in an imperfect specimen. reddish tinted, a little more malt body, smoothness, and flavor than a lot of these have, and it allows the hops to run a little bitter, even though this is also seemingly quite liberally dry hopped, it does pack a punch on the back end while staying in balance, not the easiest line to walk and definitely not the direction most hoppy beer is going these days. woodsy centennial hops, citrus from mosaic and citra more than anything else, oily in feel, higher alpha than expected, some meat on the bone here overall which i like as fall sets in, faint yeast character too, slightly english to me but could be one of those new school juice strains, not a thiol thing but it does have that up front hop intensity that the yeast compliments and assists with. it feels a little heavy because its fading, like its been warm or was poorly canned or something, but the beer is still easy to appreciate, oily and punchy, lots and lots of citra, some pine as it warms, a long aftertaste with good bitterness. looking forward to more from these guys, this is different enough to stand out, solid first impression.

 

A surprising throwback IPA: bitter, piney, resinous, and dank. It had me thinking of WC IPAs of yesteryear, and even SNPA - fitting, as at 6.3%, this crisp, lively beer is on the lighter side of the IPA spectrum. Fantastic.

 

 

 

I am trying this beer off the tapper at the brewery as part of a four sample flight. It poured a slightly hazy copper color with white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had wonderful tropical fruit hop notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with semi sweet tropical fruit presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body and had good carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer.