For Science 8.0
Destination Unknown Beer Co.

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 10/2019. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy deep golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, watermelon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, watermelon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, watermelon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Excellent complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.2%. Overall this is an excellent NEDIPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Feels like Galaxy, Citra, Mosaic, El Dorado. Extremely vibrant, dank, earthy and fairly juicy hops; with a nice sized wheat/oat/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Wish the carbonation was a bit lower, but not detrimental to drink ability.

 

Fairly piney, dank IPA with good depth and complexity. Canned date 9/30/19. Pours a darker yellow-golden, slightly hazy color with just a little fluffy white head and very spotty lingering lacing. Smells of strong ripe fruity hops - grapefruit, melon, mango, pineapple - as well as strong piney hops, malt, vanilla and bread. Taste follows the nose, good depth and balance. Nice strong bitter bite. Smooth, mild mouthfeel, decent carbonation. Maybe a tiny bit juicy. Higher ABV was well hidden. A decent IPA though not as much NE style as billed.