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Money Trees
Bearded Iris Brewing
- From:
- Bearded Iris Brewing
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 5.97%
- Reviews:
- 2
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 12, 2018
- Added:
- May 25, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Collaboration with Modern Times Beer
A double IPA brewed in collaboration with Modern Times and with a malt from Admiral Malting that had never before left California.
A double IPA brewed in collaboration with Modern Times and with a malt from Admiral Malting that had never before left California.
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Rated by BEER88 from North Carolina
4.08/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not bad but a little off from their regular juicy ipas.
Sep 12, 2018
Rated by jkchad from Tennessee
4.68/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is my most favorite IPA I've drank to date.
Jun 29, 2018
Reviewed by AmeriCanadian from Tennessee
3.89/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
8-day-old can poured into a snifter. Body is straight pineapple juice, a creamy yellow-gold coloring with a full cloudy haze. Bright white head started out quite fluffy and initially held form, then collapsed quickly into a thin film that laced only minimally.
Aromas of mango, orange, pineapple, lemon, dank greens, and some pine resin. Maybe some berries and white wine and definitely very floral. Some light biscuity malt in the mix, but the garden greens and flowery notes are what lingers (along with the pithy citrus). Quite lovely.
Taste isn't as good, with the initial dose of grapefruit, white grape, tropical fruit salad, lemon, and sharp resin quickly overtaken by a familiar greeness and less-than-pleasant astringency that I'm experiencing more and more with extremely fresh IIPAs (and some regular IPSs) from Bearded Iris. @buck89 nailed the "chalkiness" in his review, and I share his wonder if a few weeks of mellowing in the can will do this beer some good (as it often does with other BI IIPAs). There's plenty of juice, some light citrus and malt sweetness, plenty of grapefruit rind pith, and a lingering bitterness. But that astringency runs parallel to all the other notes, and it absolutely takes away from the experience.
Feel is the expected silky-smooth and soft, but a little thinner than other big BI beers. Zero vapors and the ABV is almost invisible.
Definitely not one of my favorite BI offerings, but I'll revisit in a couple weeks and update my review accordingly.
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8/17/2018 update... Clealry let it sit too long (I honestly forgot about this last can in the beer fridge) as much of the hop profile is long gone. But the stringency is still there. Highly disappointing.
Jun 01, 2018Aromas of mango, orange, pineapple, lemon, dank greens, and some pine resin. Maybe some berries and white wine and definitely very floral. Some light biscuity malt in the mix, but the garden greens and flowery notes are what lingers (along with the pithy citrus). Quite lovely.
Taste isn't as good, with the initial dose of grapefruit, white grape, tropical fruit salad, lemon, and sharp resin quickly overtaken by a familiar greeness and less-than-pleasant astringency that I'm experiencing more and more with extremely fresh IIPAs (and some regular IPSs) from Bearded Iris. @buck89 nailed the "chalkiness" in his review, and I share his wonder if a few weeks of mellowing in the can will do this beer some good (as it often does with other BI IIPAs). There's plenty of juice, some light citrus and malt sweetness, plenty of grapefruit rind pith, and a lingering bitterness. But that astringency runs parallel to all the other notes, and it absolutely takes away from the experience.
Feel is the expected silky-smooth and soft, but a little thinner than other big BI beers. Zero vapors and the ABV is almost invisible.
Definitely not one of my favorite BI offerings, but I'll revisit in a couple weeks and update my review accordingly.
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8/17/2018 update... Clealry let it sit too long (I honestly forgot about this last can in the beer fridge) as much of the hop profile is long gone. But the stringency is still there. Highly disappointing.
Reviewed by Buck89 from Tennessee
4.2/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned two days ago. Poured into a snifter. Bright yellow turbid haze with a modest white head.
Aroma: pineapple, flowers, mango. Very bright
Taste: big tropical notes with some resin. Some chalkiness and a mild astringency on the finish. ABV well-hidden.
Feel: soft with medium body. Nice carb level.
Overall: a great NEIPA. I'd like to revisit in 1-2 weeks to see if the finish softens a bit.
May 25, 2018Aroma: pineapple, flowers, mango. Very bright
Taste: big tropical notes with some resin. Some chalkiness and a mild astringency on the finish. ABV well-hidden.
Feel: soft with medium body. Nice carb level.
Overall: a great NEIPA. I'd like to revisit in 1-2 weeks to see if the finish softens a bit.
Money Trees from Bearded Iris Brewing
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
14 ratings
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