Fuzz Magick
Illuminated Brew Works

 

 

 

From the can at home. Bears game with Humiston.

Had this on tap at Orange and Brew. The look was was a darker orange. Lots of citrus in the smell, orange and mango are prevalent. Citrus in the taste with some berry and little lemon. Nice full mouthfeel with very little bitterness.

 

 

From can dated 8/20/19

Strong offering in the overripe muddled fruit NEIPA category. Deep orange in appearance, heavy mango in the nose, expecting this one to be overly sweet but there’s balance. Very solid.

16oz canned 8/21/19, opened 9-27-19.
Orange-ish opaque IPA, 1" white head falls to 1/4" quickly and holds there. Some early lacing and continues through.
Initial ripe tropical fruit (mango), orange peel, pine - true Christmas tree pine late, berries (and more berries as it gets longer in the glass), and what comes across as a creamy malt backing in the nose.
Flavors that mirror the nose but in a more mild/tame way. A gritty, earthy malt backing is unique and noticeable.
Full mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Low bitterness, all appropriate to the style.
Good.
Nice, but tame example of a NEIPA.
Second can - raising the rating a bit, going from 3.75 to 4. I think the pour has a lot to do with some of these NEIPA's and how they smell and taste...I decanted the second can a little and had a better experience with it.

 

Juicy magnificence! Grabbed a 4/16oz on a business trip to wonderful Chicago... Mango, pinneapple, hazy, YES!

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 8/21/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, lightly sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is an incredible NEIPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish; fantastic soft feel. Amazing Rakau, Mosaic, Citra, Meridian profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and lightly dank/earthy hops; with a perfectly balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example. One of their best ones.

A bright orange hazy ipa. Nose is full of floral orange and tropical fruits. Feel has the dry hopped fluffiness to go with a smooth creaminess, wonderful. Taste is tropical fruit forward, with orange popsicle tying the hops in toward the end. Leaning toward dessert beer in the sweetness of the fruit, but dry hops keep it grounded

 

 

 

 

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 750 ml bottle on August 16, 2018. Double dry hopped double IPA brewed with Rakau, Mosaic, Citra and Meridian hops. Nice thick haze with a creamy mouthfeel.