Congress Street IPA
Trillium Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

This even starts extraordinarily. The cracking open of a pint can releases a pronounced aroma of hoppy bitterness and an equal amount of sweet starches. It looks good, too. No excessive foam here, only a modest just-off-white head was created when the entire contents of a pint can were emptied into a clear glass liter mug. The color of the brew is darkly lemon-amber, dull and seriously opaque. The mouthfeel is fine. Its taste is sharply citrusy in its hoppy bitterness, yet it's rich and there are plenty of other nuances, mainly with resinous notes. Its shortcoming is the lack of depth to the backing starch body, something that often happens when wheat is added to barley malt. It's a shame, because a little more barley malt probably would have given a deeper, more earthy counterbalance to make a very nicely full flavored beer. The almost total absence of glass lacing belies its body, but hurts the look. An interesting aspect of this one is that the hop bite hits hardest upfront, then it becomes less pronounced as the brew ends with a wetter finish. This is a little more barley malt away from nearly excellent, but don't fix something that's certainly not broken.

Some biscuity malty sweetness. A lot of smooth and refreshing tropical taste and aroma. A bit dank. Low grapefruity and piney bitterness. Medium body. 3 month old.

Notes of tangerine, melon, peach, biscuits, dank, grapefruit and pine.

 

 

 

1 pint can
Served in a stemless wine glass

This beer pours yellow and hazy. It is topped with an inch of creamy tan head that leaves decent lacing.

Citrus aroma

Citrus flavor with some dankness and hops

Medium bodied with a gritty mouthfeel

Solid IPA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pineapple and melon hits your nose while the dense pale gold fills the glass, leaving heavy lacing while sipped. Its soft mouthfeel is inviting, drinking with gentle flavors of earthy grain and a pleasant, palate cleansing pine note