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Barreled Souls Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

From a 16oz can, procured at Brewtopia in Keene, NH in exchange for taking the trash to the dump. Can is undated as best I can tell. Served in an IPA glass.

Pours a thoroughly opaque, chalky orange with two-plus fingers of soft, fluffy suds. Retention is excellent, settling to a thick, lumpy cap with fat gobs of sticky lacing.

A moderately robust aroma, sweet and juicy, orangey and bready. A slight floral character.

Taste follows the nose fairly precisely, overly sweet but with some low-to-moderate bitterness. Tastes predominately of orange juice, bread roll with marmalade, finishing with a hint of tart lime. (3.75)

Feel is smooth and doughy, medium-hefty bodied, with gentle but adequate carbonation. Spot on to the style. (4.5)

Overall, a fairly decent NEDIPA, although maybe a bit thickly-sweet to my taste and one-dimensionally orangey. It does hide its 8% abv exceptionally well, for better and worse. I would be happy to have it again although I would prefer not to have to work for it.

 

A: Pours a hazy yellow orange color with 2 fingers of head that fades down to a decent cap that leaves good lacing

S: Citrus, melon, and berries up front along with some lighter herbal and dank notes

T: Follows the nose. Starts off with the citrus and berry notes and then picks up the melon and herbal tones. Moderately bitter. Finishes with lingering citrus and some floral notes

M: Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. On the stickier side

O: A solid DIPA that is nicely complex and makes for an interesting, laid back drinker. Worth a drink

Poured into a 16 oz Snulip glass, not marked when it was canned but I trust late February, I think they mark it on the top of the rack and a owner of the best store in my area gave it to me to sample. Pours a hazy yellow orange, with a massive 2 finger sticky white head that leaves loads of thick streaks of lace as it slowly settles yielding excellent retention. 4.5

Smell peach, mango, ripe melon, blueberry, apricot, and grapefruit rind. Really pleasant and inviting. 4.25

Taste follows peach, mango, cantaloupe, hints of blueberry upfront with apricot and grapefruit in the bold and balanced finish. 4.25

Mouthfeel is bigger than medium, soft gentle carbonation, a touch sticky not dry, and at 8% easy drinking, but huge on flavor. 4.5

Overall until they arrived in NH 4 or 5 months ago I had not heard of them and almost everything I have had from this place has been excellent and this one is no different. What I do like about this one is it stands out for not being one dimensional and I think I could pick it out of a lineup with other excellent NEDIPAs. 4.25

Pours clear, gold in color with 1/3 inch head. Taste is berry, lemon, floral hops, and straw. Medium bodied, slightly bitter, with moderate carbonation. Interesting floral ipa. Great first experience from the brewery. Will get this again.