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Hop Butcher For The World

 

 

 

 

 

16 ounce can into a tulip snifter. Canned 10/20/20, had 10/29/20.

Pours a darker orange color, hazy, with a one and a half inch head of creamy foam with very good retention and lots of foamy lacing. Aromas of orange, vanilla, passion fruit, lactose (is it in there?), some guava as it warms. The flavor opens with strong passion fruit, then guava, orange, vanilla, some malt, some lactose. A little tart, with a light bitterness that only shows in the aftertaste, but it lingers. Has a brief mint- like flavor on the finish. Smooth, somewhat creamy, a very good light to medium body, well carbonated.

Juicy. The passion fruit and orange do the heavy lifting, but the guava makes the flavor really pop. Like the combo and balance of the fruit, the vanilla could be stronger in the flavor. Very enjoyable.

 

 

 

Canned 10/20/20; drank 10/26/20 @ the Yarchives.

Opaque dull orange appearance.

A violent pour yielded a big off-white head; strong tree-rung lace.

Passionfruit, guava & mild vanilla notes in the nose.

Creamy medium mouthfeel.

Tart passionfruit & guava flavors up front; mild vanilla smoothness on the finish.

The fruits here are on the harsher end of the spectrum, so if anything, I'd prefer a bit more lactose/vanilla. It's good, but not as balanced as I'd like.

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on October 25, 2020.

Burnt orange color. Foamy and residual lacing. Soft vanilla and orange aroma. Primarily tart grapefruit and vanilla taste along with that typical Hop Butcher texture that awakens the taste buds.