Medina Sod
Equal Parts Brewing

RB transfer

12 fl oz can:

C / AVERAGE

2023-06-07
12oz can served in a snulip. Can is dated BB 09/24/23 (It's a Pomeranian). Got it in a trade with @MrSandman101.

Pours very hazy golden-amber color with a fairly modest head, turns into a dense and uniform ring and a neat swirling dusting across the surface. Smell is a little overripe tropical fruit, some orange, maybe something in between floral and hay-like?

Taste is much heavier on the orange, orange pith, orange zest; overripe tropical fruit is still there but covered up by the orange. Moderate sweetness, odd kind of bitter finish.

Mouthfeel is a bit on the heavy side for a pale ale, but still reasonable. Overall...it's not bad, but I wouldn't seek it out or recommend it. I wouldn't turn it down if offered, either.

Attractive brew, opaque in keeping with the "hazy pale ale" designator.

Nose is bright and a bit sour. Notes of mandarin orange, mango, grapefruit, lemon, papaya; leans mostly citrus.

Similar flavor. Well balanced and smooth. Lovely texture from a sub-6% ABV package. Nothing sour on the palate; the hop expression still leans a bit citrus, but more balanced overall, with notes of orange, mango, melon, and lemon.

A lovely beer at a great accessible potency.

 

 

 

I guess this one has gone through many changes I wouldn't put it in the "hazy" category, and if there is any wheat here it is incredibly minimal to the point of not having any real meaning for the style.

A: Pours with a light chilled haze. Golden orange color. A two finger white head forms with good retention and lace left behind.
S: Lots of fruity hops in the nose. Melon and berry for sure. Its all overripe and pungent. Not that that is a bad thing, but its just kind of generic for a pale ale (or whatever this actually is).
T: Like the nose, that overripe melon and berry medley. Sticky sweetness in the middle. A bit of pine and bitterness lingering. Fairly standard, but at the same time, enjoyable enough to drink.
M/OI: A medium body and moderate carbonation With a slightly sticky, slick and oily feel. Easy enough to drink one, but not something I'm really looking forward to again.

Its fine for a pale ale, nothing to unique or interesting. Plenty of other example both regionally and local that I would go to before this. Still, can't say its bad, just right down the middle. Which has its place.

Pours a hazy, pale straw in color with a fair amount of frothy, white head that dissipates. A little bit of lacing on the glass as you drink. Smells of candy malts and fruits. Taste follows the nose well. Melon, pineapple, honey and some buttery malts. Yum. Mouthfeel is excellent; medium bodied, smooth with great chewiness. Finishes dry. Overall, this is an excellent, hazy ale with great flavor and drinkability. I also appreciate the nod to The Big Lebowski. This is my first brew from Equal Parts, I look forward to trying more. Cheers!

 

16 oz can with the (presumably old) Sigma label. ‘EINE CABLE 10/14/20’ printed in bottom. Hazy Pale Ale, no implication of wheat anywhere on the can.

Poured in the 0.3 L Prairie Teku.

Medium sized light beige head. Well carbonated. Quite cloudy dark gold in color. Aroma is nice, sweet citrus and tropical fruit. Medium body. Starts lightly orangey sweet, quickly turning moderately bitter. Hints of pineapple throughout. Alcohol is light. Finishes with a light lingering pineapple bitterness. Overall pretty decent.

Pours a very cloudy, opaque golden yellow color with a thick foamy head. Head retention and lacing are both very good. Has a nice juicy pineapple aroma. Nice juicy pineapple taste as well. A little dankness in the end. Light to medium-bodied with moderate carbonation. Well made beer!

 

Poured from a can into a tulip glass. Pours a hazy dull yellow with a decent white head and good lacing. Citrus smell and taste. Some pineapple and piney notes as well.

I am reviewing this after having a really excellent pale ale from another local brewery, and it does not compare well. Overall though this is a decent beer.

 

 

 

Poured from tap into shaker 1 finger cream colored head, soso retention and lacing. Hazy golden in the glass. Smells predominantly of pineapple. Taste is initially malt sweetness, then it lives up to the nose, pineapple some mild underlying dankness and finishes with grapefruit and mild bitterness. Good mouthfeel.

On tap at Craft Beer Cellar (Houston, TX), poured into a 16 oz tulip glass. Very cloudy, golden orange with a frothy head of white foam. Layers of tropical fruit and dank citrus atop a balanced body of wheat, malt and spicy, earthy yeast. Light to medium body and moderate but fine carbonation. Well hopped (4X dry hopped) without too heavy a punch.