Draped Up
Spindletap Brewery

RB transfer

So lost. So lost… At first I feel like I’m somewhere that I have never been before. Then all of a sudden, there is this eerie feeling as if I’m one of the Astonauts in the Twilight Zone Episode, “I Shot an Arrow into the Air.” And then like John Lennon after a few bites of his mushroom pizza, “I am here, there, everywhere…” It speaks my language, but it also doesn’t. It… I… I feel something coming on…

 

 

Nice hazy golden look with a thinning to a cover and ring white head. You can literally scent something herbal on the nose, I’m interested. Herbal lean on the flavor with minimal bitterness. Let me drink this a bit before I decide if I like it or not. I can drink this.
Thicker with enough carbonation. Different and good !

 

 

 

tallboy dated 12/11/20; it is now 1/28/21, so not exactly "fresh" but close///?

hazy mellow straw yellow gold body pours with a bashful white froth head that reaches about a finger high and has moderately low retention but leaves plenty patches of thin sticky lacing as it settles to an uneven halo with a murky cap

aroma is a juicy near-dank Galaxy hop mess in the best way possible. orange juice, pineapple, tangerine, and a dash of herbal hop bitterness on the finish

taste is a lush follow up to the nose

mouthfeel is moderate carbonation with a medium-light body that goes smooth, if not waxy at times, and finishes with a dry hoppy drag that is only slightly bitter.

overall:
highly recommend. pretty complicated IPA that offers shades not easily found in this combination.

 

 

Canned on 8/20/20

Pours a turbid, milky straw body topped with multiple fingers of airy, soapy, white foam; good head retention yields a finger of mounded cap, a craggy collar, and a haphazard spread of chunky, soapy lacing strewn around the walls of the glass.

Aroma features raw tones of underripe guava against silky orange zest and fresh pineapple upfront; tangerine accented with the citric zest of lime peel appears over the middle, followed by uniquely earthy tones of wilted basil, lemongrass, and wet herb garden revisiting some distinctly raw notes on the close.

Taste opens with waxy pineapple, focusing on a quasi-tropical tone going forward and accompanied by notes of lime zest and white grape as the profile develops; dirt, moss, papaya, and wet mint bring a brash, earthy tone to the mid-palate, while orange oils and creamy mango finish.

Mouthfeel offers a medium-light body with a moderate carbonation striking a slick balance along the palate; a heavy, earthen grit develops past the mid-palate, eventually softening to an even, creamy texture on the back end standing against a moderate bitterness/hop astringency.

A wild ride of sensations, almost unhinged but welcome in it's barely-maintained veracity; highly approachable structure and with plenty of character to satisfy, though its boldness may hold it from being a NEIPA for all occasions.

Had this on tap today at Growler USA in Katy, TX. It was poured into a snifter. Murky yellow color with fluffy white head and lac. Very nice citrus smell and taste but it has an odd finish. There was taste of something like over ripe oranges at the finish. It is still an enjoyable beer, but I did not this issue.

Pours a hazy dirty yellow with an inch and a half of head that lasted longer than I expected. Smells of juicy goodness. Taste is less juicy than I expected, with the Galaxy hops stronger than the Mosaic. Good overall beer.

Pours a cloudy yellow color with a finger width foamy head. Retention is mild and lacing is good. Nice juicy tangerine aroma with mild grapefruit. Nice juicy grapefruit taste with mild tangerine. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.