Mother Handsome
Axle Brewing Company

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 12/29/2016. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Great dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, mango, melon, white grape, currant, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, honey, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with solid strength. A bit too malty aroma. Flavors of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, mango, melon, white grape, currant, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, honey, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, mango, melon, white grape, currant, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, honey, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance; and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and fairly sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is a delicious DIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Great mix of juicy, dank, and earthy hop complexity; sizable malt backbone, but not overly sweet/heavy with adequate lingering bitter dryness. Stated mix of American/African hops. Feels like Chinook/Columbus for the citrus/pine/resins; and African Queen for the stone fruit/berry notes. A very enjoyable offering, with a unique hop profile. Held up just fine for the age of the can too.