Dancing Demons
New Image Brewing Company

Revisited November 14th, 2024

Pours a mildly cloudy yellow, body is mainly opaque yellow; lively carbonation; decent head, white and frothy. Notes of ctirus and stone fruits in the smell; light presence of oats. Taste includes tangerine and white grapefruit; decent hop bitterness towards the finish. Medium-heavy mouthfeel; a bit glassy on the palate but does finish with a bit raspiness and dryness on the palate.

I can't figure this beer out. They've changed the hop profile since June (American Noble Citra and Galaxy), but it still looks and drinks more like a juicy, fruity hazy India pale ale and not the west coast IPA the label still calls it. For that reason, I've knocked down my Look, Taste and Feel scores and left the overall the same. Regardless, I'd hardly classify this as a WCIPA. It still drinks okay for a general American IPA.

ABV: 7%; pouring temperature: 51.1 ℉; canning info: 24/10/31
Source: local purchase

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Original June 21st, 2024 ratings, scores, and review:

4.25 3.75 3.5 4.0 3.75; BA weighted overall score: 3.71; rDev: 0%

Clear, pale yellow body; dense, lively carbonation; thick head, white and semi-creamy, billowy and sculpted; spidery fingers of foam inside the glass. Very favorable nose; spicy and floral; subtle peppermint. Pretty flat flavor; wispy malt presence; light hop bitterness. Medium-light body; crisp; lightly dry overall.

I had high hopes for this beer. Both collaborators make some fine beers, but this one kind of falls apart at the flavor point. It's not tasteless, more hop bitterness than any sort of malt flavor, yet seems rather bland in the grand scheme of things. A decent west coast India pale ale, but lacks pizzazz.

ABV: 7%; pouring temperature: 51 °F; canning info: n/a
Hops: Elani and Moutere hops
Source: local purchase (Coaltrain Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Spirits)