Another Dose
Interboro Spirits and Ales

It pours a hazy mostly opaque pale orange. The ample head fades quickly and leaves little lacing.
The nose is peach candy and pineapple, backed by some pronounced floral notes.

The taste opens up with loads of peaches, shuffling in and out of some sharp melon notes.
There's just enough of a dank hop kick that leads into some earthy and rainbow sherbet notes that balance each other out nicely.

There is a subdued doughy malt presence that leads into another wallop of peaches accompanied by fresh OJ on the finish.

Low bitterness. The booze are well hidden. Mouthfeel is a bit north of medium for the style.

Canned on: ?????

A - Medium gold colored pour with a slight haze and a thick, frothy white

S - Dank pineapple and tropical fruit with light spiciness.

T - Pineapple, peppery fruit rind, resiny pine, with a nicely balanced finish.

M - Big medium body with gentle carbonation and a dry finish.

O - This is West Coast Style (IMO) and diggin' it.

It is not bad, but looks cloudy (like most NE IPA's) and lacks crispness. Body is good, and it leaves heavy lacing on the glass. Taste gives tropical notes. I would rate this beer as good, not outstanding.

 

A: Pours a hazy bright medium golden honey in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate bright yellow + bright orange + pale brunt orange + peach + apricot + pale golden yellow colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense creamy sudsy foamy bright white head that slowly reduces to a large patch of medium thick film covering approximately 85% of the surface of the beer surrounded by a large patch of slightly mottled thin film and a tin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy citrus/orange + tropical/mango + tropical/pineapple + tropical/papaya + stone fruit/peach hops over the top of light to moderate aromas of biscuit + pale +oat + wheat malts with moderate amounts of sugary sweetness. Hints of vanilla + lactose.

T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of biscuit + pale +oat + wheat malts with moderate amounts of sugary sweetness. That is followed by hints of vanilla + lactose. Finally there are moderate to strong flavors of juicy citrus/orange + tropical/mango + tropical/pineapple + tropical/papaya + stone fruit/peach hops which impart minimal amounts of bitterness which fade away almost instantly leaving moderate lingering tropical hop flavors.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light to moderate amounts of creamy soft/fluffiness mid-body with a light amount of dryness in the finish.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a pleasantly creamy soft/fluffy mouthfeel. Very enjoyable with lots of tropical + citrus hop flavors and aromas/

 

 

Hell of a beer brewed by two big-time brewers here that hardly ever get it wrong! Pumped to try this when I saw that they were collaborating on this and yes, this brew *did* live up to the hype. Smooth, juicy, and natural in feel, this went down so easily even though I let this sit for a lot longer than I originally intended. Thankfully, it tasted just as good as the rating on here indicated and the only bad aspect was that these guys haven't gotten together since!

Quite a lovely pour to this as the liquid was a murky goldenrod with plenty of head to top it off. It lasted long enough and stayed for the duration via the lacing that coated my pint glass; as the bubbles covered up a majority of it all the way down to the bottom. Lots of peach, grapefruit, floral notes, and murky hops in the nose with plenty more of all of those in the taste. Orange juice, onion spice, yeast, and white grape came through in the taste as this had a bright airiness to it that kept it from feeling too heavy. A juicy mouthfeel that had enough resin, vanilla cream, and underlying dankness kept this nuanced and interesting right down to the last drop.

The only thing missing from this? Alcohol, and that was a good thing as the lack of discernible booze ensured that the flavors would be enhanced and long-lasting. What a winner of a beer this was as it didn't stay in my pint glass long. Indeed, another dose was a fitting moniker as that what was I clamoring for once I finished this off!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great beer! Found this one on draft in the neighborhood -- was much brighter on the tongue than it was aromatic on the nose. Really pleasing -- I'd seek it again.