Paradigm Shift
White Elm Brewing Company

draught
Light, yellow/orange color. Faint, lemon peel and touch of light roasted malt, in support. Light, lemony in a peel way that is, with a little lightly toasted malt flavor, with a little tang.

 

 

 

Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours a very hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/sticky, fairly crisp, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.3%. Overall this is an excellent session IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Feels very much like an NEIPA. Spot on Mosaic profile. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; with a nice pale/wheat malt backbone for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering, and great session style example. One of the better SIPAs I've had.

12 oz can, no date.

Deep rich honey-orange, completely hazy. Nice head of 1 finger fading to a thin mossy ring.

Fresh aromas of orange peels, grapefruit, cracker, slight cracker and evergreen.

Flavor is relatively clean, with minty notes and swaths of orange peel and fresh grapefruit. Doughy biscuit malt and bready notes well up towards the finish, bringing more evergreen/mint.

Feel is creamy and carbonated, with a juiciness bordering on NE IPA's. The feel clings to the palate and brings a tight acidity and a drying sandy resin.

Overall, an impressive session IPA, one of the tastiest "mild IPA's" I've had to date. Really delicious, and perfect for you if you are a session IPA lover.