Washed Up
Sand City Brewing Co. - North

 

Tall can, w/o dating info that I can find.

Pours out with a light to medium haze, lasting and looser light khaki cap, leaves a bunch of assorted lacing all over the glass.

Tropical fruit sniff with melon and ripe pineapple juice coming to mind.

Tasty NEIPA, more of the nose notes carrying through to the palate...juicy and flavorful....well worth a try.

 

This was yet another beer from Sand City that I traded for a while ago, but unsure when I did so as there wasn't a date on the bottom of the can. I thought the name of this was a bit inappropriate as this was anything but washed up, with the flavors being lively and the taste growing on my nicely as this beer warmed up!

For a New England IPA, this had a typical pour to it as the beer was a hazy liquid gold with plenty of head to top it off. No collar along the top of the glass once I sipped it as the lacing was quite wavy and thick near the middle. Deep citrus, cream, grass, some tropical fruits, and fruit cocktail were in the nose as the taste was quite sweet and dank at the same time. Quite smooth, some peach, herbs, and onion came in once this warmed up as this turned out to be much more complex than I initially thought. Some sediment could be found at the bottom of my pint glass but this held up well over time and the doughy malt combined with the underlying slickness to give this beer body and appeal without overpowering the range of flavors that lasted throughout my session.

At only 6.80%, this was quite mild for an IPA and almost felt like a Pale Ale because of the recessed hop presence and nice balance. A minty aftertaste emerged once I finished this off as the clean finish was fitting with the rest of this beer. This was another fine brew from Sand City that had me wanting more from them and admiring this recently added style by a wee bit!

 

Poured from a 16oz can into a Trillium IPA glass.

Look is a hazy orange with yellow highlights and white head.

Aroma is dank lemon herbal hops.

Taste is lovely dank hops with a balancing biscuit malt.

Served on tap into a goblet at the Sand City Brewery; bought a growler, tried it again the following day in a custom taster pint.
A: Pours a hazy, dark brass or orange-yellow color with a one to two finger, foamy, white head, solid retention, and sticky rings of lacing all the way down the glass.
S: The aroma is all key lime pie: lime, cookie, caramel, honey, with emergent grapefruit and white pepper components.
T: Semidry to actually dry. Lime flavor predominate without funk. Bitterness present but fairly light, but a white peppery finish. Does tingle on the palate, though.
M: Medium bodied with medium to strong carbonation. Creamy and rich; drinks exceptionally smoothly. Yum! Yes, I said Yum, so you'll just have to deal with it.
O: More than a well crafted and enjoyable NEIPA. Was the best of the day, when I visited the brewery yesterday. Really impressed. Please, please, please, can this and distribute it in my area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canned 3 hours ago. Pours merky orange with a big white head. Nice lacing. Aroma of citra and hops. Taste pine, citra, orange peels and pineapple. Great IPA as always from sand city.