Future History
Casa Agria Specialty Ales

 

A: The beer is very hazy to cloudy pale yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a thin collar around the edge and lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of lime citrus are present in the nose along with hints of citrus. Notes of passion fruit also become noticeable as the beer warms up.
T: The taste follows the smell and has additional notes of lychee. Little to no bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a bit juicy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The taste of this beer has an interesting contrast of citrus and tropical fruits.

Serving type: can

Another mail order delivery courtesy of the destroy the small business economy government only doing it for your own good era. Say the cliches.

Pours an ugly ass beige haze. Flaked wheat and oats are obvious. Sizeable 3/4" white head. Every other aspect of the beer is better. The aroma is generated by a bevy of hops, Mosaic and Citra being the most obvious doing its familiar one two punch of tropical dank and citrus, but Cashmere seems to weigh in as well bringing a light pine and mint aspect.

The taste is also bouyed by the hops, and its plenty enjoyable. Mosaic and Citra are great hops, but I've probably had hundreds of ipas with those 2 hops, if not a thousand by this point. Either the Grungeist hops or the Cashmere (more likely) is giving it a worthy differentiation niche giving that pine, mint, herbal, green feel to it. The body is flaked and it smoothes the bitterness down, and the alcohol doesn't sting either. Definitely makes up for the ugly appearance. I was happy with this beer, very good.

Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: New England Double / Imperial IPA
Glass: Firestone 16-oz. Spiegelau IPA glass
Price: $6.29 (10 pct. off $6.99 because of a mixed 6-pack)
From: San Diego Wine & Beer Company in Miramar (San Diego), Calif.
Purchased: Feb. 16, 2021
Consumed: Feb. 18, 2021
Misc.: Canned on Jan. 6, 2021

Grabbed this and five other cans on recent trip to San Diego Wine & Beer Company. Would be my first solo Casa Agria beer in a long time. Untappd description read “Future History is our postulated Double Hazy IPA from the future brewed with wheat and oats. Dry hopped with loads of Cashmere, Citra, Grüngeist, and Mosaic creating a speculative tomorrow from a fictional past that we are still working on...” Looking up Grüngeist it was described as peach, passion fruit with a touch of lemon zest.

Poured a light-to-medium hazy gold color with three fingers of rocky white head. Could see bubble streams coming up along the sides of the glass. Almost perfect spiderweb foamy lacing. Perfect retention. (Sight - 4.75)

Smelled Citra, lime, lemon, Cashmere, herbal, tea, pineapple, menthol, peach, floral and pine. A tad better out of the can. (Smell - 4.00)

Tasted about as good as the nose. Got Cashmere, Citra, lime, lemon, herbal, tea, light menthol, tangerine, pineapple, peach, floral, pine and lingering peppery spice. (Taste - 4.00)

Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long, juicy finish. (Feel - 4.25)

Felt like I overrated this slightly, but I couldn’t pull the trigger. Outstanding. (Overall - 4.00)

4.07 | 91 | A-