Hand Towels
Ascension Brewing Company

32 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 8/2/2019. Pours moderately hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a small fairly dense and flufy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy lemon, lime, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light notes of biscuit, toast, rye, peppercorn, pine, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity/acidic/light spicy yeast, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy lemon, lime, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light notes of biscuit, toast, rye, peppercorn, pine, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; lactic tang/tartness; and rye spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy/tart/tangy lemon, lime, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, biscuit, toast, rye, peppercorn, pine, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity/acidic/light spicy yeast, and bready malt flavors; with and awesome malt, bitter, tart, tangy, spiciness balance; wish zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/tart/tangy notes after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly acidic/tangy/tannic, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an awesome sour IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity/acidic/light spicy yeast, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/bitter/spicy/drying finish. Great soft feel for the style. Awesome Mosaic/Meridian profile. Awesome balance of super juicy hops, fruity Kviek yeast, and Lacto complexity; with a nice sized wheat/rye/Munich malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering acidic/tangy dryness. A really enjoyable offering, an impressive style example as expected.