IPA
Manor Hill Brewing

 

 

Poured from the can into a Spiegelau IPA glass. Canned 08/19/2024.

Pale orange and hinting brass yellow, slightly hazed with some clarity and some fine rising carbonation. Fluffy to creamy like topped white head, just making nearly three fingers with a touch of lacing and some retention.

Pretty inviting hop forward aroma. Touches a mix of fresh citrus orange, with some herbal green notes mixed in for character and contrast. Good touching gum drop quality notes on the nose as well.

Palate hints a little lack luster but certainly not terrible. Light touches of hop flavor, citrus and herbs barely squeaking out. Light bodied but still a supportive backbone, but flirts with session IPA like wetness. Aftertaste misses the punch that the hops on the nose hint at.

A drinkable IPA and by no means terrible, but comes out disappointing especially after the excellent aroma you experience first.

 

 

 

Can pour into a tulip glass.
Clear golden orange appearance, with a fizzy white head that dissipates quickly. Nose and palate are pineapple, melon, peach. Mouthfeel is moderate, crisp, clean, pleasingly carbonated.

 

Fresh and crisp. There are hints of straw notes which makes this IPA unique along with the effervescents makes this reminiscent of a farmhouse ale.

Great local beer.

 

I thought I had already reviewed this but I guess I was wrong. Nice complexity in the nose with several different tropical fruits combining. The flavor is similar in the mouth, with a nice combo of hops , including the mentioned mosaic and a little malt impact as well. Texture is a touch watery but holds up better in the back end

Poured from a 12oz can into a pub glass.

Look is a hazy pale orange with a bubbly head that dissipates quickly.

Aroma is pithy orange peel candy.

Taste is a balance between sweet biscuit and tangy hops.

Very delicious.

Look: It pours golden and clear with a white head. Head retention is good.

Smell: It has strong tropical aromas that feature pineapple and passion fruit. There are some orange elements with some grainy sweetness.

Taste: It has flavors of pineapple, melon, and passion fruit. There are some orange notes with grainy sweetness. There is a low level of peach.

Feel: It has a medium body.

Overall, it certainly has a burst of flavor from start to finish.

Hazed amber/orange appearance with a small, off white head and light lacing. Nice mix of hoppy aromas; picking up tropical fruits, grapefruit, pineapple and resin. Taste is more focused on pine and resin while a modest malt presence takes on a straw-like quality. Pineapple and tropical fruit return to shine in the aftertaste. Medium bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel with a lingering finish.

 

 

 

Picked this up as a single, and what a pick-up....looks great in the glass, kind of a rich leathery copper, fairly clear, with a nice 1 finger head of tight crisp white bubbles. Nose bursts with all kinds of great mosaic goodness: ripe blueberries, some mango, a little grapefruit, a little piney resin.

Pours a slightly cloudy golden color along with a frothy and well retaining head.

The nose opens with classic IPA aromas, mainly, grapefruit and pine. However, it soon becomes evident that this brew’s aromatics go even beyond this. A burst of tropical fruit, mango and papaya, enters the nose, along with a floral fragrance that is grassy and dank.

The taste features classic IPA balance between pint, resiny and grapefruit rind bitterness and a full chewy, and doughy malt backbone. Medium bodied with a smooth carbonation. There are several juicy hops flavors including notes of citrus, berries, mango and papaya. The finish is resiny and bitter.

I picked this single up on a whim because I had never heard of this brewery. What a pleasant surprise! It has that piny bitterness that evokes a classic IPA as well as the juiciness of the new wave. A nice hybrid. I’ll be on the lookout for this brewery.