Man's Best Friend
Central State Brewing

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on July 15, 2019. Brewed with Indiana pilsner, Ye Old and flaked oats. Hopped with Amarillo, Sorachi Ace, Citra, Cascade and Simcoe cryo.

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/8/2019. Pours very hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, lemon, lime, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, mango, melon, passion fruit, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, dill, coriander, green tea, peppercorn, pine, 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, lemon, lime, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, mango, melon, passion fruit, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, dill, coriander, green tea, peppercorn, pine, 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, lemon, lime, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, mango, melon, passion fruit, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, dill, coriander, green tea, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is an excellent NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish; nicely soft, and not aggressive. Great Amarillo, Sorachi Ace, Citra, Cascade, Simcoe profile. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hop complexity; with a great balanced clean oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressively well made style example. Pretty unique with the Sorachi Ace addition, but still works really well with the other hops.