Chasing Rainbows
Bearded Iris Brewing

 

The '90's had us chasing waterfalls, but they didn't have hazy IPA back then. So today Bearded Iris ups the ante by having us chase rainbows instead. Their Strata and Cashmere variety gives us colorful flavors to set 2023 in lofty motion.

Chasing Rainbows rounds the nose with a soft and creamy fruit display of citrus and tropical fruit with a softness of vanilla and coconut. Lightly herbal, the scent soon gives way to a light and doughy taste of angel food cake, agave, cereal and honeysuckle.

Hazy gold and hedging with straw accented hues, the beer caps off with a creamy white foam just as the middle palate gets back to its hoppy ways with lighter orange, white grapefruit and a lemony twinge. More tropical flavors of pineapple, guava, passionfruit, papaya and kiwi carry an herbal bite of lemongrass, verbena and green tea before finishing off with hemp and peppery resins.

Light for hazy ale, the beer finishes smooth yet with a hoppy bite to ensure crispness, refreshment and semi-dryness for a solid sense of drinkability. A hint of hop derived astringency keep the session from utmost cleanliness as the ale lingers with herbal flavors and green fruit peels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L - 1-finger offwhite head atop a near-opaque orange body.

S - strong grapefruit, herb.

T - lovely grapefruit flesh with some bitter rind. Earthy middle, with a hint of dough and flowers. Moderate bitterness. No sweetness. Low booziness.

F - medium body and carb.

O - love the aggressive bitterness on this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Chasing Rainbows Three, canned 10/2/2017. Poured pale orange, hazy with a fluffy off white head into a tulip. Great lacing. Sweet orange and grapefruit, florals on the nose. It's mandarin oranges, sweet grapefruit, mango and papaya, some faint graininess. The feel seems just a bit less cloudy and chewy but overall this is hugely drinkable. Lets face it, overall, the smell and taste is what sells beer and this nailed it.

 

I think I found the hop rainbow! Very citrusy and hoppy. Great overtones of grapefruit with a bitter hoppy aftertaste. Smooth taste and gentle on palette.

Fruity, melony, dank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nailed the east coast hazy look. Taste is a little weak, flat finish. But the promise is there, should improve over time. This is more of a standard pale, I would like to try some DIPA's next.

Yazoo still owns Nashville, but Bearded Iris is coming on strong. Excited to visit both whenever I roll through town.

16 oz can poured into pint glass canned on 2/6

A: Milky brown yellowish body very turbid body, almost no head just a small film.

S: papaya, honey, apricot, cantaloupe, some lemon, light yeasty smell

T: Lots of sweet mango, pineapple, honey, cantaloupe, and then lots of oats and grain cereal like taste.

M: Very chewy thicker bodied Low carbonation.

O: This is a pretty juicy fruity beer but the cereal grains taste is a little strong on the finish. Otherwise this is awesome, if you are anywhere in Nashville and you see Bearded Iris on tap it's going to be your best option.

 

Poured into a tulip glass. Looks like pulpy orange juice- extreme yellow haze with a white head. Tropical notes on the nose- lots of citrus and other tropical fruits. Taste follows the nose: quite tropical, prominently citrus, and a soft, pillowy malty backbone. The malt is more prominent here than in their other IPAs, but it's quite nice. Velvety, smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Balanced overall, a great NE style IPA.

 

Can dated 2/06/17. This is my favorite color for an IPA, nice cloudy yellow ipa with a soft white head. Smell is of ripe tropical fruits, pine notes, and maybe breadiness?!?! Taste is a juicy fruity IPA with that bite that does not stick around. Nice soft velvety feel that is very inviting. Overall I want to go to the brewery because their beers are making my palate happy.