Celestial Flirtation
Cloudburst Brewing

Very tasty and smooth modern IPA. Quite hazy.

Tasting notes are a lovely balance of tropical fruit, citrus, mild to moderate dankness, and bright green herbs.

Perhaps my biggest complaint is the mouthfeel: it's a bit thin. Consequently, it lacks some impact on the palate.

From a 16oz can dated 05/21/24

I'm going to rant a bit before I review this beer. Breweries DON'T use QR codes on your cans for beer info. Most of the time they don't work on my phone, like this beer didn't work. At least the can had the name written on it in small print or I would have been SOL

This beer is a juicy looking beer. Very hazy and murky looking. The beer produces a 2 finger white head. The frothy looking head lasts a long time and there's some lacing on the glass.
The aroma is tropical smelling. I do get some mango in the nose. I also get pineapple notes.
Taste - There's a lot of tropical flavors going on here. I just get a huge burst of pineapple up front. There's the hint of mango to sweeten it out. I get a good bitterness that lingers in my throat. I get some dank and a hint of pine.
This beer has a very pleasing bitterness, and the feeling just clings in my throat.
This beer is a pleasure to try, and I'm glad I got the chance to do so.

Beer gifted to me by @snaotheus. , new beer for me

Brewers notes: Canned on 5/21/24

‘Sup Space

HOLY SHIT DID YOU SEE THAT SOLAR STORM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO? THE SKY LOOKED SO AMAZING. IT WAS CRAZY BEAUTIFUL. COLORS OF MAGENTA AND PURPUREUS AND CHARTREUSE AND INDIGO AND LAPIS LIKE WE’VE NEVER SEEN WITH OUR OWN EYES BEFORE. HOT DAYUMMMM CAN WE GET SOME MORE OF THAT?! WHAT? ARE WE COMING ON TOO STRONG? SORRY WE’LL TONE IT DOWN. WE JUST GET EXCITED WITH SPACE STUFF AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A NEW LOT OF GALAXY HOPS IN THE COOLER FROM THE 2024 HARVEST. SO WE ADDED THEM TO STRATA (LIKE THE STRATOSPHERE! WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO SPACE!) AND SIMCOE HOPS (SADLY NO RELATION TO SPACE) TO MAKE YOU THIS DELICIOUS BEER. WE SHOULD HANG OUT. WANNA COME OVER?

Chilled 16 oz can , poured into a Monhegan beer glass, pale hazy orange liquid, big rocky, craggy white 2 finger white foam cap

Aroma of orange citrus,

Taste is orange citrus, florals, dank finish

Hop nibble in the finish

Good beer

Celestial Flirtation – from Cloudburst Brewing. Received in a retaliatory ninja strike from @snaotheus. Reviewed 03/06/24 (Review 3286). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Top rim of can stamped “CELESTIAL FLIRTATION 05/21/24”. Stored at 39 degrees at home. Served at 43.8 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 51.2 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Straw (SRM 3), hazy.
Body – Straw (SRM 3), opaque. Under both direct light and rear lite, same.
Head – Large (Maximum six cm, aggressive center pour), white, high density, average retention, leaving an irregular 1.0 cm crown with arcs and a rocky, frothy, partial cap.
Lacing – Good. Three-dimensional band of tiny to small bubbles with arcs and prominences.
Aroma – 3.75 – Floral and piney. No yeast, no malt, no alcohol (6.6 % ABV as marked on the can).
Flavor – 4 – Floral. No yeast, faint pine, no alcohol. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No gastric warming. A little simcoe dankness on the aftertaste.
Palate – 4 – Medium; watery; soft but lively carbonation.
Final Impression and summation: 4 Good Murican IPA.