Fresh IPA
Hubbard's Cave Brewery

 

Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours yellow orange with a fluffy white head. Smells of fresh citrus. Tastes of fresh citrus with some pine and tropical fruit notes. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.

16 oz can into a Becker glass.
L: Pours a smooth pastel hazy gold color with a domed creamy white head, medium-light steady carbo, very good head retention that resembles cappuccino froth, the lacing has a focused area of back banding and some loose random spots. It has sediment in suspension.
S: Navel orange, a light citrus mix.
T: Navel orange and zest, a hint of pink grapefruit, tangerine, background caramelization, it has a magic level of tangy fruit tastes that are simultaneously deep yet gentle and angelic. Not too sweet.
F: Brisk then silky smooth medium-heavy bodied mouthfeel with a long moderately dry and slightly thick & creamy finish.
O: Magnificent mouthfeel and pure tastes drive this gorgeous beer. Superb balance and magnetic to the style. A nice looking color as well and very easy to drink. It is excellent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appearance: Pours a completely hazy (nearly 100% opaque), light, pale golden to yellow/orange color with a massive, bright white and creamy head that sticks around for minutes upon minutes. SRM of 6. (4.50)

Aroma: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy orange and grapefruit citrus, pineapple, mango, that coalesces into an orange creamsicle aroma. (4.00)

Flavor: Moderate to strong flavors of peaches, apricot, stonefruit, and melon/berries/papaya. This follows into an orange creamsicle with a frothed milk and cream finish. (4.25)

Feel: Medium-bodied. Moderate to strong carbonation. A silky smooth and creamy finish without being too sweet. Actually relatively light and clean on the palate. (4.00)

Compared to Other Half Mosaic Dream 6/3/22: Pours darker with a larger head, similar haze. Milder aromas. More peach, papaya, apricot. Less orange, canteloupe, mango.

Compared to Hop Butcher Kielbasa King 7/2023: Pours darker, hazier, milder head. Stronger aromas. More tangerine, peach, apricot. Less pine, white grape, berries. Maltier, but less juicy. More creamy, yet drier.

Overall: What a fantastic IPA. The appearance and body are what make this beer. The flavors and aromas are actually somewhat subdued, but it makes up for it with the creamy and silky smooth creamy body that somehow finishes clean and dry. The flavors are peaches, apricots, and papaya. For only 89 on Beer Advocate, I was expecting something much less and much more ordinary than this. This is some great haze here. (Rating: 4.18)

1 PINT can
Served in a stemless wine glass

This beer pours yellow and hazy. It is topped with several inches of beige head that leaves spotty lacing.

It has a medicinal smell. I get a little citrus.

Medicinal taste. I get a little malt. Some citrus

Medium bodied with a slightly chalky mouthfeel

Decent beer

 

Revisit: 21 Dec 23
16 oz. Can
PK: 112723

Poured into a Trillium glass a pretty nice cloudy yellow color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, melon, peach, nectarine, apricot), pretty nice diesel like. The taste is very nice hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, melon, peach, nectarine, apricot), very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a pretty nice beer. Orange Julius! Addictive! MilkShake!

16 oz. Can
PK: 071922

Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice cloudy yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy one-finger plus white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, melon, peach, nectarine, apricot), pretty nice diesel like. The taste is very nice hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, melon, peach, nectarine, apricot), very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very nice beer. Orange Julius! Addictive! MilkShake!

16 oz. Can
CANNED: 100421

Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice cloudy yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy one-finger plus white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, melon, peach, nectarine, apricot), pretty nice diesel like. The taste is very nice hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, melon, peach, nectarine, apricot), very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very nice beer. Orange Julius! Addictive! MilkShake! Nice to see HCB around here again.

 

Tasted in a pint glass from draft at Hubbard's Cave on May 7, 2021.

Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint. Canned 030921 on label.

A: Murky orange with 1-finger off-white foamy head with decent retention and sparse lacing.

S: heavy tangerine and orange citrus notes with lighter herbal dank note

T: similar to the aroma with big doses of orange, peach, and tangerine with a dank, weed undertones. Low bitterness and medium fruity esters.

M: Medium body, mildly chalky feel

O: Decent and pretty bright hop character with the interesting dank herbal undertone but chalky feel and too low in bitterness for best drinkability.