Wicked Fenway
Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Company)

A crisp drinking IPA.

A: hazy; medium gold in color; 1 finger finely pored ivory head that receded to a very thin cap; OK lacing;

S: pineapple and lemon;

T: orange, pineapple and lemon up front; the orange fades by the middle; mild bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: although this is a very hoppy beer, the hops and malt are more balanced than most other SIPAs;

 

 

 

Pale color, semi hazy

Nose citrus, little pithy, floral mild spicy, little generic tropical

Taste more citrus, tangerine, pith, mild spicy hop, med to lighter bitterness, light malt, dry finish

Mouth is med bod

 

 

 

Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a super hazy golden-orange color with a puffy head of white foam. The head has a good level of retention, fading slowly over time and leaving lots of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is strong of a grapefruit and pine aroma mixed with herbal hops and some bready flavors. Along with these smells comes a bit of dough and a bit of cracker.
Taste – The taste starts out with a bready malt and a light tangerine and orange flavor mixed with a rather decently strong pine and grapefruit hop flavor. As the taste advances some flavors of an herbal hop and a bit of melon and herb come to the tongue. Toward the end there is a little bit graininess and a touch of hay, leaving one with a slightly more dank, none super citrusy, but easy drinking taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is medium in thickness with a carbonation level that is on the lower side. Decent for the tastes and the abv. and one that is a rather easy drinker.
Overall - A none super citrusy new England with a rather easy drinking taste and feel.