Tangled
Ocelot Brewing Company

A: Pours a hazy almost milky lemon yellow in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising quickly along the edges of the glass and faint pale yellow + straw yellow colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense sudsy foamy bright white head that slowly reduces to a medium sized medium thick patch surrounded by a large patch of very thin film and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Slightly heavier than moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Slightly stronger than moderate aromas of citrus/tangerine, citrus/grapefruit pith, tropical/mango, tropical/papaya, and tropical/lychee hops over the top of light to moderate aromas of pale + biscuit + grainy malts with a light amount of grainy sweetness.

T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of pale + biscuit + grainy malts with a light amount of grainy + sugary sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of citrus/tangerine, citrus/grapefruit pith, tropical/mango, tropical/papaya, and tropical/lychee hops which impart a light amount of bitterness which fades away pretty quickly leaving lingering tropical hops flavors.

M: Slightly heavier than light bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly crisp upfront with a slight amount of soft/fluffiness mid-body and a light amount of dryness in the finish.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a bordering on soft/fluffy NEIPA mouthfeel. Enjoyable though somewhat of a hybrid of American IPA, NEIPA, and Session IPA. I was easily able to finish a crowler of this one on my own.

 

On tap at brewery:
Hefeweizen-looking body, maybe a tad more cloudy. Nice fluffy head that has some resilience and streams some lacing.

Seems like a fresh batch, as the aromas are strong - Citra tangerine, grapefruit pith, some sweeter tropical notes, and a thread of herbal hops throughout.

Taste is a tad more tropical than expected, but is a combination of that and citrus. Mango, orange, papaya, grapefruit, a hint of cilantro, and some unexpected sweetness - guessing grain driven (vs lactose, since it’s not mentioned).

Feel is smooth, leaning towards hazy NE vs cleaner old school IPA. Seems a mix of the two for a variety of reasons. Wish I wasn’t getting that sweet aspect, and will be interested in how this will settle in the next week or two.