Even Sharks Need Water
Verdant Brewing Company

440 ml can, as Verdant ESNW (Even Sharks Need Water) IPA, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Hops are Citra and Galaxy. Opaque yellow colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of citrus, yellow stonefruits and tropical fruits. The flavour is piney, also notes of said fruits. Medium bitter finish.

Copenhagen 20/10 2024. 44 cl can from Best of Beers web-shop. Yellow and black can with a elegant, stylized drawing of a charging shark.

Pours opaque hazy, slightly dirty yellow with a mid-sized white head. Stable. Settles as thin, patchy layer of foam unable of covering the surface of the beer. Clinging to the sides of the glass. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is medium intense with a sweet odor of Stone fruit mingling with a zesty, citric scent. Touch of pine trees. Peach and apricot. Whiff of mango. Grapefruit and lemon. Resin.

Light carbonation. Medium thick, oily, soft, smooth, a bit viscous, creamy, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is fairly intense with a rather strong sweetness followed and balanced by a strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is quite dry.

A smooth and well-balanced Shark.

 

 

Last beer on Tap at The Crafty Duck on June 10th. Seems more of a New England than Olde England, but a tasty very drinkable beer indeed.

Canned in a big old tallboy crafty craft can and surely I am thoroughly late to this party
Pours a pretty hazy wheat coloured body
Aroma is Grapefruit glucose
Flavour is bitter custard

IPA from the UK, It looks slightly watery like a diluted tropical fruit smoothie with yellowy and orangy tones, but still quite opaque to the light, it is a fruity beer with a hoppy bitterness that is present in the aftertaste aswell as fruity flavors and aromas of mosaic hops reminds of guava, passion fruit, kiwi , citrics, and a bit of mango, the sweetnes of the oats give balance, to the taste and body to the beer. For me it tasted like a lighter version of Verdant's Allen DIPA, The thing I really liked about this beer is that it is lighter than a Imperial IPA but it does not loose that much of flavour despite being lower in ABV, I believe it is a good choice for a session.

440ml can from HonestBrew: 
Very pale, golden yellow with a 2cm foamy white head that has a couple bubbles on the surface & seems to hold well. The nose isn't overpowering but there's with some nice citrus hops & dank notes, I got strong mango with peach & light pineapple too & it definitely seems fresh. Its juicy & quite dank tasting with a lot of tropical fruits, slightly floral hops & mango. I got some tangy citrus & pineapple with a sharp, semi-dry finish. Its smooth & easy going with a good balance; definitely one I'd have again.

 

 

 

Lisa brought this home from London. Not good.

Really hazy and pale, milky look with slightly off-white head. Aroma is intense with melon, pineapple, guava, pear and other mellow fruits, just delightful. Taste follows with a light fruit sweetness at first, a bit of oat sweetness as well, really soft and mellow fruit flavors with some floral hops and just a hint of grassy bitterness on the finish. Medium plus body with smooth mouthfeel and just the right amount of carbonation for my taste. One of the best IPAs I ever had.

 

A 440ml can, canned on 12th November 2018. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.

Appearance: An extremely hazy light yellow colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention while leaving behind some lacing.

Aroma: Fruity, ripe mango, pineapple, peach with light grass and citrus rind.

Taste: Lots of moderately sweet melon (melon ice cream) and mango with a moderate bitter citrus rind and peel finish.

Mouthfeel: Creamy, light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall: Nice and easy to drink. Strong melon ice cream flavour sweetness was balanced with the moderately bitter finish.