Oast #6
Narrow Gauge Brewing Company

 

L: clear golden with only a film of head
S: pulpy / fruit peels of citrus fruit.
T: like the nose, but it's not bitter. The taste is just muted from the normal citrus juice bomb.
F: medium thickness and creaminess for their standards.

Pours a see through hazy golden color with a 2 finger head on a very aggressive pour. (Hate pouring out of Crowlers) aroma- very very fruity and tropical. Pineapple, mango, strawberry. Taste- strawberry, mango, yogurt, berry cheesecake. This is delicious. Mouthfeel, pretty bubbly and tingly. Overall, appearance just was not as expected for what they do. But, this beer smells and tastes incredible. Really liked this one.

Surprisingly clear with a thin white head. Looks very nice. Smell is melony and sweet. Taste follows the nose with that melon flavor along with some grass and citrus. Not really bitter per se, rather the hops provide a bitter sensation on the tongue without a real strong bitterness. Feel is light and refreshing. Overall a nice beer above average but not as good as some of their other offerings. Drinks more in line with a traditional IPA than the NE style.

 

Pours a frosted yellow with two fingers of white foamy head. Head retention is good with large patches of lacing left behind. Aroma is a blast of lively grapefruit, lemongrass, lemon zest, and clementines. It smells citrus sweet, almost like a concentrated cure for scurvy. Flavor profile is resoundingly smooth, with notes of lemongrass, orange and lemon zest, and clementines. Absolutely no bitterness, in fact, it drinks rather sugary sweet. Mouth feel has only a tiny bit of fizzy graininess to it, giving it an otherwise smooth, slightly watery feel. It's medium in thickness. Overall, the hop notes in this one are huge, absolutely huge citrus, keeping this beer more on the sweet side of the IPA spectrum. With Oast #6 hitting in at 7%, it's not super high alcohol, but when considering the smoothness and how easy it is to take a gulp rather then a sip, it could be a dangerous beer.

Served into a Narrow Gauge stemmed glass from a 32oz crowler.