Stranded
Sand City Brewing Co. - North

 

 

 

 

 

Can with no date. Pours orange with red notes and a small white head leaving lacing behind. Smells of caramel and dank with some fruity notes. Taste is similar and the feel is light with some dryness in the back. Overall not bad!

 

Pours a deep, clear golden color with a fairly quickly dissipating inch and a half white head that settles to a cap and left blotchy lacing all the way down the glass. Smell is fairly muted with citrus at the forefront and a mild malt quality in the background. Tastes of bitter grapefruit, grapefruit rind, pine, lemon peel, pepper and a hint of malt. Finishes with a buttery note similar to a chardonnay, dry mouth feel, light carbonation. Far from my favorite Sand City IPA.

 

 

 

can released on wednesday, opened today, enjoyed instantaneously.

solid ipa from sand city...AND sessionable. this is a flavor jammed hop bomb, but interestingle this is a west coast style ipa with drippy hops...simcoe...Amarillo big time. resinous...tasty, not my fav, but for that low ABV, this packs a hop bomb of a flavor profile. drink up.

 

 

On tap at Relish in Kings Park, pours hazy yellow gold color with a small white head that faded average time, leaving minimal lacing.

Smells and tastes of lemon zest, orange peel, grapefruit, biscuit, lightly toasted grains, faint caramel, spruce and light peppery spices. Flavor has more malt and bread crust mixed in with hints of piney hops and citrus bitterness. Spot on for a session IPA, weak for a regular IPA. I'll definitely try it again, it was easy drinking and overall pretty enjoyable.

11/10/2016: Had again on tap at the brewery and it looked good with a proper pour and a nice 1 finger foamy white head that faded slowly. It was very bitter and full of zesty grapefruit. Much more like a full IPA, much better overall. Upped the overall score to 4 from 3.75 and the looks up to 4 from 3.5. Considering the bitterness it was smooth and easy to drink, a nice session brew.