Suited Connectors
Hidden River Brewing Company

Canned on 10/8/21; consumed on 10/17/21

Pours an opaque, dirty gold body topped with two and a half fingers of rocky, fluffy, white foam; good head retention leaves mounded islands of cap along with a frothy, larger collar, and thin, webby layers draped across the walls of the glass.

Aroma opens with grassy, underlying mango enmeshed in bready spice as tinges of sweet peach sporting a vanillin undertone guide into catty Simcoe on the back end and guava flesh seeing plush, tropical balance to the close.

Taste offers citric tangerine meeting earthy peach upfront, with soft oats on the mid-palate transitioning smoothly to semi-tart grapefruit and lime peel on the back end, with a catty twang on the finish.

Mouthfeel shows a medium body with a fluffy, moderate carbonation; a flaky crispness engages fleeting resins over the mid-palate while a creamy texture contrasts a budding hop twang into the back end, where a juicier quality meets a mild bitterness on the finish.

The foundation here is pillowy and soft, setting a sense of consistency for the eclectic hop combo to engage in myriad notes ranging from catty dank to fruity tart, all kept in check through a level base; solid execution harmonizing some unique hope tones.