Oops! I Sparkled My Sweatpants!
Sand City Brewing Co. - North
- From:
- Sand City Brewing Co. - North
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 8.21%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 26, 2018
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2018
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Collaboration with Kent Falls Brewing Co.
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Reviewed by CHickman from New York
4.31/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The Oops series is the best kept secret in the Sand City portfolio. These IPA’s are always unique yet always very tasty. They’ve pulled off mangoes in the past and now nailed it with passionfruit in collaboration with Kent Falls. The fruit adds different flavors and cuts both the sweetness and bitterness, while masking the ABV perfectly.
3/09/2018-Had 2 more cans of this tonight and it was cloudy orange color that looked like a glass of guava juice with a nice 2 finger foamy off white head that faded slowly and left minimal spotty lacing. Even though the lacing was sub-par by Sand City standards, I still raised "Look" from 4 to 4.25. Aroma was a nice sweet, fruity combo of the passionfruit and dank citrus hops. Some biscuit mixes in along with floral hops in the nose that helps hide the ABV. Flavor was tart, in fact very tart like a gose from both cans I had this round. Something not mixing well as the hops have a lot of floral and earthy notes, hints of pine and lemon zest, but the dominant flavors are red grapefruit and passionfruit. I wish it was more hoppy with lighter citrus notes which came through in the first can I had. Sadly I'm lowering the "Taste" score from 4.5 to 4.25 and the "Overall" score from 4.75 to 4.25, dragging the overall "Rating" down from 4.5 to 4.31.
Mar 05, 20183/09/2018-Had 2 more cans of this tonight and it was cloudy orange color that looked like a glass of guava juice with a nice 2 finger foamy off white head that faded slowly and left minimal spotty lacing. Even though the lacing was sub-par by Sand City standards, I still raised "Look" from 4 to 4.25. Aroma was a nice sweet, fruity combo of the passionfruit and dank citrus hops. Some biscuit mixes in along with floral hops in the nose that helps hide the ABV. Flavor was tart, in fact very tart like a gose from both cans I had this round. Something not mixing well as the hops have a lot of floral and earthy notes, hints of pine and lemon zest, but the dominant flavors are red grapefruit and passionfruit. I wish it was more hoppy with lighter citrus notes which came through in the first can I had. Sadly I'm lowering the "Taste" score from 4.5 to 4.25 and the "Overall" score from 4.75 to 4.25, dragging the overall "Rating" down from 4.5 to 4.31.
Reviewed by cosmicevan from New York
5/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
oops I didn't buy enough of this beer!?!?! I'm trying to try to cut back and drink a little less I said...How much fresh IPA can one man drink I said (neglecting the fact that my better half will casually knock back 1/3 to 1/2 of my fresh hops stash in any given haul)...I should roll heavy on a known quantity (power of one) if anything for this release (and hey....power of one is power of one after all) I said...but sh*t damn damn damn m*thaf%ck4 damn damn I shoulda got more of THESE cans.
also to add as a PSA...they talk about the dangers of advertising in packaging to woo kids into the likes of these nefarious "adult" product, but this is a prime example of not judging a book by its cover as despite the flashy name, and despite the bold and cartoony label, the contents within are more likely to pull a young child to the darkest of sides of craft beer as...and pardon my awful gary coleman expression..."What you talkin about willis?"...but this tastes not like beer or alcohol...but this tastes like tropicana might be dropping a cease a desist...speaking of which, where can I check the town the website to find the tiny window of opportunity to snag another 4 pack (or 7) of probably the juiciest juice bomb to ever come from that "tasting room". and I thought opps I nelsoned was their best beer? well that makes now 2 times I was wrong (and we shall never speak of that first time again).
Mar 05, 2018also to add as a PSA...they talk about the dangers of advertising in packaging to woo kids into the likes of these nefarious "adult" product, but this is a prime example of not judging a book by its cover as despite the flashy name, and despite the bold and cartoony label, the contents within are more likely to pull a young child to the darkest of sides of craft beer as...and pardon my awful gary coleman expression..."What you talkin about willis?"...but this tastes not like beer or alcohol...but this tastes like tropicana might be dropping a cease a desist...speaking of which, where can I check the town the website to find the tiny window of opportunity to snag another 4 pack (or 7) of probably the juiciest juice bomb to ever come from that "tasting room". and I thought opps I nelsoned was their best beer? well that makes now 2 times I was wrong (and we shall never speak of that first time again).
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