Papi Chulo
Commonwealth Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has a cloudy golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of tropical fruits. Taste is pineapple, grapefruit, guava. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.

 

 

 

Another good NE IPA. Purchased a 16 oz can at The Casual pint in Va Beach Va. Pours a hazy dark gold/light amber color (darker than most NE IPAs). Big foamy head with excelent retention and thick bands of lacing. A good looking beer, Aroma and flavor are spot on for a NE IPA. Moderate bitterness, dank and earthy and plenty of citrus hops - orange, pineapple and some tropical fruit. Mouthfeel is rich and inviting, with moderate bitterness and a fairly crisp finish. A lot of NE IPAs are kind of indistinguishable from each other but still good!!!! This one falls into that category!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on February 23, 2020. New England style India Pale Ale brewed with Citra, Mosaic and Idaho 7 hops.

 

Canned on 7/24/19

Pours a hazy dark gold with a fluffy head of white foam; decent retention leads to a froth cap and smattering of thin lacing.

Aromas of tangerine intertwine with bits of cream as tropical tones of pineapple, tart guava and orange all fading over time.

Taste is largely toned-down, opening with dank pineapple, guava, and tropical fruit rind before embracing a stiff herbaceousness from the mid-palate to the finish; not bad necessarily, just very subdued.

Mouthfeel brings a light-medium body with lower carbonation which continues to flatten out while a juicy character becomes more pronounced into a quick finish.

Drinkable, but quick, overly simple, and never really builds to much. Not bad by any stretch, but weak, almost like it wasn't stored properly before it got to me (which is always plausible).