Escape From Here
Alvarado Street Brewery

 

 

 

Can poured into an Alvarado Street Brewery beer glass

A: Pours super hazy golden amber with a frothy eggshell white head that hangs around, slowly settling to a thick firm layer and leaves some nice lacing.

S: Still pretty green, grassy, spicy, kinda diesel thing going on, resinous pine, a little of the tropical fruit and citrus come through but not as much as you would expect, biscuity malt, and a touch of caramel sweetness.

T: Tropical and stone fruit, peach, apricot, passion fruit, mango, and a little strawberry, citrus, grapefruit, tangerine, and lemon, resinous pine, slight grassy and floral notes, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.

M: A little on the fuller side of medium body, moderate, carbonation, soft on the palate, but there's definitely a little hop burn.

O: A little more hop burn than I'd lake, but other than that it's a damn tasty NE style. Simcoe definitely helps keep it balanced.

Escape From Here pours a dark and hazy yellow with a full rocky, white head that lingers depositing some spotty lacing. the smell is juicy with tropical fruit and a small hop bite with a bit of "cattyness." It's smooth over the palette with that aforementioned "cattyness" that rolls into a tropical fruit with a hint of citrus flavors and a mild floral characteristics.

Cloudy pale yellow with an overly-massive soupy, yellowed head. It eventually gives way to thick, soapy lacing.

Citrus pith, grass and light dough in the nose.

Similar tasting with some grassy bitterness, a hint of toast and some mineral water.

Thick, lightly fizzy feel.

Very nice brew, but not a ton to differentiate it from the world of excellent NEIPAs available these days.