Astro
Land-Grant Brewing Company

2024-05-05
12oz can served in a tulip. Can seems to be dated 2024-03-06. @ovaltine sent it in NBS BIF #18.

Pours moderately hazy, yellow-amber, with a dense, medium-sized cap, lots of active carbonation. Smell is bright fruit, pineapple seems clear, but something I would typically not nail down beyond "vaguely fruity" might be called "berry" because the label says so.

Taste is vastly different. Banana was my first impression, followed by mango skin bitterness. Let's dive back in. I still get strong Belgian banana vibes. Still a lot of bitterness, though, I think it's mango skin and melon rind.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, prickly effervescence. Overall...I mean, it's not bad, but there's no way I would call this an IPA without "Belgian" in front of it. I could almost call this a super hoppy tripel. Rating it to style, it's not going to get a great score.

Pours a nearly clear golden color with a fluffy white head that leaves loads of lacing. Beautiful beer. The nose has nice tropical hop notes and a bit of resiny pine.

The taste follows, with clementine orange flavors and some resiny pine that leaves a nice bit of residual bitterness at the back of the palate, which combines perfectly with the crushingly dry mouthfeel to yield a beer that is WAAAAAY to easy to drink at 8% ABV.

I am trying this beer off the tapper at the brewery as part of a four sample flight. It poured a clear golden with frothy white head that is leaving a some lace. The scent had bold citrus fruit hop notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bright sweet malt base with tropical fruit and pine resin presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body and had good carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer.