Guava IPA
River's Edge Brewing Co

16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 2/10/2019. Pours fairly hazy medium orange/amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy guava, fruit skin, red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, guava puree, and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy guava, fruit skin, red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and slight fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of guava, fruit skin, red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, guava puree, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.2%. Overall this is an excellent fruited IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, guava puree, and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not aggressive. Awesome classic Chinook/Centennial profile, with added guava puree. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops/fruit; with a great dark/bready malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on classic tasting Midwest style example. This is just their Mile Away IPA with fruit puree, and was equally impressive.