Chief Of Chiefs
Bearded Iris Brewing

16oz can poured into tulip

I smell is melon and white Grapes
Taste is citrusy with medium hop bitterness
Somewhat light refreshing feel, especially for 7.5%

Another excellent balanced IPA from Beardee Iris. Best brewers in TN, IMO

 

 

 

Every. Signal. Time. I just recently discovered this brewer, and everyone I've had from them has been top notch... I think I have lost track of the excellence between beverages... This is not my fave of the ones I have had, but still excellent.. This is another good one find it and enjoy!

Wow........Very Good. Enough said.

 

 

 

 

Poured from pint can into shaker pint glass.
A: Pours a fairly clear yellow hue with active carbonation jets fueling a 1 inch bubbly white head with decent retention.
S: Mango, orange, soft grapefruit, lemon, and soft pine resin.
T: Soft sweet grapefruit, mango cream, mild pine resin, orange, and a hint of lemon and white grape.
M: Light-medium body. Citrus and tropical fruit sweetness with mild hop bitterness. Effervescent. Lingers nicely on the palate.
D: Lovely hop expression. Hits the sweet spot on the ABV. Refreshing with a bit of complexity.

A: Great NE style look: opaque yellow-orange hue with a dense fluffy head on top of it all. Lovely lacing left on the edges after swirling it around.

S: It's weird because this kind of smells like a red ale or some other darker, hoppy ale. There's hops and dankness, and it's very earthy.

T: I'm no hop expert, but to me it seems that either the simcoe or mosaic hops dominate here. It has an earthy taste to it. Pine, malt, and grapefruit show up.

M/F: Consistency is velvety smooth with a good hop bite. Finishes with earthy hops and biscuit.

O: Great beer! This one's not as 'bright' as you'd expect, if that makes any sense. At the same time, the ABV is well-hidden, and it really makes those hops shine.

 

Bright orange juice looking body; thick and creamy white head; sticky sheets of foam cling to the glass. Strong dank and herbal hop aroma; very earthy. Dull tropical fruit and grapefruit flavor; oaty and biscuit-like; intense hop bitterness at the finish. Heavy body; thick and smooth; fairly dry with a stinging undercurrent.

A rock solid DDH DIPA that should satisfy fans of the style.

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from can into tulip,

 

 

 

 

Many thanks to Knapp85 for this can. Canned on 9/18/17.

A - Hazy medium orange color with dense, moderately thin lacing.

S - Melon, tangerine, grapefruit.

T - Some tangerine and pithy, spicy grapefruit.

M - Medium body.

O - I don't understand what all the hype is about this beer.

 

 

 

 

Appearance: Pours cloudy and apricot nectar colored with a one finger head; decent stickage and lacing

Smell: Tangerine and lime with a hint of grapefruit

Taste: Tangerine and lime forward, with a pithy lemon and grapefruit bitterness developing; moderately bitter, after the swallow and into the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate to high carbonation

Overall: Not as juicy as the other beers I have tried from this brewery, this is still a quality DIPA

Thanks, WPZY, for the opportunity

 

 

 

 

Seven and a half never tasted so good. Notes of Lebanon, grapefruit, and oranges carry this beer. Unbelievable taste in such a cloudy look. Bearded iris has the New England style figured out!

Very juicy. Cloudy orange. Fresh as it comes. Most Ipas are bitter and happy. This one has all the flavor of the hops but mellow bitterness. So easily drank that you wish it came on 6 packs. One of the better Ipas I've had. Best thing I've had from bearded iris to date.