Buddhist Prodigy
Ocelot Brewing Company

 

 

 

All look the same
Bright piss yellow color and murky.
Light resin, bitter hops, some soap.

Overall a decent IPA. A bit too bitter for me but not bad.

 

 

 

 

A: This poured a hazy gold with moderate white head.
S: It smelled like apricots and grapefruit, with some dank herbal hops and sweet pineapple.
T: It tasted like lemon and apricot, with some herbal hops and sweet pineapple. It had a clean bitter aftertaste.
M: It was oily with moderate carbonation. Nice full body.
D: This was a solid IPA, but not super delicious scent and taste. The body was solid, and the finish was smooth with well hidden alcohol. Great brew, but it gets lost in the pack of great IPAs from Ocelot.

 

32 oz growler purchased 9/1 at brewery. Poured into Belgian ale glass.

L: Pretty clear nice golden color, can see carbonation bubbles. 1F head, good retention, some lacing and ring.

S: Pretty straightforward citrus notes of orange and grapefruit and some dank earthiness on the back. Like a dictionary definition of what a DIPA smells like.

T: Nice orange and grapefruit, light malts, and a bit of a bitter/spicy finish, but very low key and within the taste profile. Again, sort of a textbook definition. Maybe would have preferred a higher Galaxy/Amarillo ratio, but I love Galaxy so I am biased.

F: Light to medium body tending to medium, light carbonation so good lingering of taste. Good construction, I would say a tiny bit off balance on the bittering at the end, but nothing horrible.

O: Really a very nice DIPA to introduce people to what a DIPA should taste like.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The beer pours a nice and foamy white head that takes a while to dissipate. The beer itself is a very nice and appealing clear pale yellow. It doesn't look like a DIPA and very appealing. It's definitely a nice beer to look at.

The smell is great! It has a nice fruity smell to it that works very well. The smell consists of lemon citrus notes with a light onion that accentuates the lemon. There is also a light pine note but that gets covered by the other ones.

The taste is pretty good. It has the same notes as the smell but with a strong tropical note. The pine is hidden really well but manages to surface from time to time. Mainly, it's a nice lemon note with a tiny bit of onion at the end.

The feel is amazing and interesting for a DIPA. The beer is definitely heavy bodied but doesn't have much heft to it. Rather, it's pretty smooth and borders on creamy. The carbonation adds a bit of texture to it.

Overall, this is a fantastic DIPA and worth getting if you can. It loses none of the flavor or smell from a DIPA and incredibly drinkable. Go for it.