Push Up IPA
Natchez Brewing Co.

 

 

 

Push Up has a medium, off-white head, a hazy, orange appearance, with moderate glass lacing. The aroma is of orange peel and white bread crust, and the flavor is of those elements and somewhat subdued bitterness. Mouthfeel is high medium, and Push Up finishes mostly dry.

RJT

 

First had Push Up poured from 12-oz. bottle, no date, into tulip pint.

Can you accidentally make an excellent West Coast DIPA? I think Natchez just did.

What was promoted as a “milkshake” “Orange Push-Up Double IPA” reminiscent of an orange push-up ice cream pop instead pours bright and clean with a big aroma of pine and bitter citrus, and the lactose and vanilla additions manifest at most only by taking the edge off the huge ABV. Reach for this West Coast-style monster whenever you need a break from all the soft, hazy NEIPAs in your fridge.

Beautiful clear amber color with good white cap and lacing.

Aroma of piney, spicy hops with a touch of orange and vanilla. A creamsicle for adults.

Taste is decidedly hop forward and the hops that immediately hit are piney/herbal. This hop influence is prominent and lasts to the finish. By mid palate the orange zest and vanilla kick in but literally play second fiddle to the hops. Malt body is substantial and would be a stronger flavor influence were it not for the competing orange and vanilla. Can't say that I actually taste the added lactose much but there is a balancing element working to offset the hops that's more than just vanilla. These flavor threads, different as they are, weave well together and remain so all the way to a clean, dry finish.

Full texture with balancing carbonation.

I could call this brew a delightfully complex mix of highly diverse elements or I could call it a muddled mess that somehow works. Truth is it's very well balanced even if a bit quirky. Don't know what their goal was but this DIPA is the most impressive thing I've yet seen from this brewer.

 

Pours a pale amber with an ample off white head that leaves a trail of lace.

Smell is tropical fruit, mango, peach, orange, grapefruit with a touch of toffee malt and a floral bouquet

Taste follows nose mango, peach, grapefruit, some pine, a slight slick malt backbone with a note of toffee finishing dry with bitter herb notes.

Really solid double IPA. Creamy and sweet, at first it has a little bite, but no aftertaste. Just hints of the orange the label mentions. Enough of it, but not overpowering. Well done. Will definitely drink again.