Dracula Weed
Oliphant Brewing

 

 

 

16 oz can into a nonic pint glass.
L: Pours vibrant glowing yeasty yellow with a thin, bright white head, very good steady carbonation, very good head retention and head goes creamy, medium-light webby lacing with light sheeting & banding.
S: Tropical fruits, a hint of hard candy, very clean, light herbal hop dankness with warming.
T: Radiant melon rind, lemon zest, very light yeast, citrus, a hint of grains, gently sweet but mainly bitter from rind & zest. It is affably sharp and tangy with background dank notes in the palate and finish.
F: Smooth medium-bodied feel with a medium-long finish and long lingering dryness. It is slightly intense.
Wow. Serious citrus zest and melon rind. Has a very long linger and is rather drying. Almost parching yet satisfying and refreshing. It is easy drinking and is excellent in its style.

 

 

 

 

Pours brilliant, clear yellow with no haziness, a four finger foam that leaves lots of lacing and a great deal of carbonation. Aroma is pine with a hint of citrus (orange). Taste is light and clean, little hop pop and follows through on the orange profile and fades quickly. The bitterness is subdued.

16oz can. No dating information found.
A little cloudy, with a deep gold colored body. Pours with two fingers of white head, which is slow to recede. Leaves partial walls of lacing.
Aroma is evident from two feet away. Exudes orange marmalade, melon, and pine. Has a sweet note.
Taste is still sweet but has more bitterness as well. Melon, orange, grapefruit rind and pine make a melange of bitter and sweet, but not too much in either direction. The malt and the citrus rind continue in the aftertaste.
Medium and creamy mouth feel. Leaves a little buzz on the tongue. Very good carbonation.
Right in the wheelhouse of an WCIPA but certainly not as bitter as what was competing ten years ago. Tastes like this would show aging in short order.

Pours a mostly clear light golden color with a nice head. Smell is citrus, pine, bread and caramel malts . Taste has oranges and grapefruit mixed with baked bread and sweet malts. Mouth feel is hoppy and malty with oranges and pine sap , good amount of bitterness and medium carbonation, Good stuff for the style. (WCIPA)