A Hop And A Dream - Honeymoon
Steady Habit Brewing Company

 

32oz growler filled at the brewery hours ago. Pours a super murky dirty yellowish color with almost no head. The aroma is tangerine, dank hops, mango, pineapple and some light herbal notes. The taste is mostly bitter pine and dank hops. Notes of pineapple and sour tangerine towards the end. Dank, piney finish. Grapefruit notes as it warms. Mouthfeel on the heavier side but there is almost no carbonation at all. This is the second time this has happened to me with one of their beers but it still tastes fine so it's not a huge deal. It looks ugly but tastes good enough.

Growler filled on 3/12/16, opened and poured roughly 9 hours later.

Look: Orange-yellow body, tastefully hazy, with a respectable white head that gives way to well-defined lacing.

Smell: Ah, this is a bit different from the standard SHBC tropical/stone fruit bombs. While there's definitely some tangerine, pineapple and mango(and sweet sweet cat pee) poking through, this is predominantly herbal/spicy smelling - basil or oregano perhaps? However, that underlying fruit keeps it IPA-appropriate.

Taste: Daaaaank like the stickiest of bud. The herbal flavors and the citrus/tropical flavors are married perfectly here, quickly followed by a pronounced bitter finish.

Feel: Dry, bitter, but still juicy enough to make this one insanely drinkable.

Overall: Definitely a unique beer from Steady Habit. There's a lot going on here, but not overwhelmingly so. ABV is great, the flavors work well together. Not sure what else to say, another winner from SHBC.

 

Growler purchased from the source on 3/12. Orange haze capped by a pronounced, billowy head of foam that produces plenty of chunky, sticky lace. Wonderful smells of orange and pear in the nose, and I'm getting just the slightest hint of a peppery, almost coriander like quality. It's very subdued, and at no point does it seem like a Belgian. Taste follows suit, giving off waves of orange peel, a wisp of honey dew and some bready component. The finish is dry and tongue smacking, but not abrupt. It caresses the palate ever so delicately before it gives you that traditional hops kick to the throat. Well done, Steady Habit. Well done.