Estuary
Fore River Brewing Co.

Clear - Not overtly hoppy, but definitely a DIPA - Reasonable bite - Overall satisfying - Did not lack for anything

 

From an April 2020 can. Sampled June 24, 2020.

Golden pour with a chill haze and a modest foamy ivory head.

I pick up an aroma of tropical fruit, pine, and dankness on top of a breaded cereal grain character.

Medium yet smooth, soft mouthfeel.

It's over 8% but I'm not getting a hint of alcohol in the taste. I do get a sweet start and the a mildly bitter dank finish. Enjoyable.

 

 

From a 16oz can, undated as best I can determine. Served in a Mast Landing-branded willi becher glass, because wrong brewery but broadly correct geographical region.

Pours a barely hazed, glowing yellow-gold with two fingers of soft, white, fluffy foam. Retention is very good, settling to a thick, puffy cap and a fat curtain of lacing.

A pleasant sweet and malty nose with strong aroma of oily orange peel.

Taste starts out in line with the sweet and malty nose but then falls flat delivering on the aromatics - I can sort of make out the oily orange peel and some resinous pine but they’re smothered under a wet, bready blanket and any other flavors that may have been present have, regrettably, left the building.

Feel is dense, doughy and chewy, medium-thick bodied and well carbonated. There’s a comfortable warmth going down which is completely appropriate to the abv.

Overall, a mixed bag. This had the potential to be one of my very favorite things, a hybrid of west coast and NE-style IPA. It looked, smelled and felt terrific and, frankly, it tasted decent as well - it just failed to ‘pop’ somehow. I have no way of knowing how old this can was although I know it hadn’t been at my LBS for more than a week or two but, knowing how distribution works around here, that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I’m going to make a point of hunting down a fresh can.

16 oz. Can reviewed on 8/18/19

Pours out a rather unique color and look for a DIPA. A light looking pale golden color, almost clear.. which is strange with all the hazy IPA's I review. Looks more like a pilsner really. Carbonation seems ramped up.
A short white foam top rides up, chills out quick. Leaving a solid fine layer of coverage.

The hop aroma is also unique, maybe even strange...
Green apple cider, stone fruits, lemon and mint, cucumber and light orange citrus scented hops... It's nice, but pretty weird. I'm not saying weird is bad.

An incredibly light, crisp mouthfeel surprises the palate. Tart, dry earth and spicy citrus flavor Hits me first. Black pepper on wheat crisps and cantaloupe is next as the mouthfeel gets slick, dry and then slick again. The golden grains style malt is actually very flavorful, yet almost buttery. The malty aspect seems like an English IPA with it's buttery taste and feel until the dry earth, spice bite hits next. Rolls it all away.
My favorite aspect to the hop flavor complexity is the intense bite from the spicy earthy tones. The fruity side can easily be described as sharp and boozy citrus bites.

All in all, there are some extraordinary aspects, unique and even whimsical effects. I can't really say this DIPA is like any other I can think of, it's like some strange hybrid of many styles. Low points for not nailing down any of the style guidelines. Bonus points for being so interesting.

 

 

 

 

Old fashioned ipa. Sort of a double ipa version of another one by maine beer co in my opinion. Not much smell and some taste. Honestly amazing this is 8.4% really good overall especially if you aren't too high on very hoppy beers

 

 

13 oz. in a snifter at Green Elephant.

Appearance: A slightly cloudy straw with a short white head that recedes swiftly to film.

Aroma: Fruity. Mango, grapefruit, orange. Somewhat tropical. Decent hops.

Taste: Follows nose. Leads with mango and pineapple and finishes with grapefruit. Fruity-forward IPA. Fair amount of booze punch on the finish.

Mouthfeel: Boozy enough to be worth sipping. Pleasant on the palate. Somewhat juice-like. Almost like watered down OJ.

Overall: A very nice DIPA. One of the best beers I’ve had from this brewery!

 

 

Poured from a one pint can into a IPA style glass. Full off white head with excellent staying power and fine lacing. The body of the beer is a light amber, minimal haziness. Very fruity on the nose. The first sip reveals the citrusy hops flavor with mild bitterness on the backend, just enough to cleanse the palate. Overall a very fine DIPA!

A: Pours a lightly hazy golden yellow color with 2 fingers of head that fades down to a nice cap that leaves good lacing

S: Citrus, stone fruit, and earthy hops up front along with some lighter floral notes

T: Follows the nose. Starts off with a mix of citrus, stone fruit, and earthy hops and then picks up some floral and tropical notes. Moderately bitter. Finishes with lingering earthy and floral notes

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Slightly sticky

O: A solid DIPA that is decently easy to drink. Very well balanced. Worth a drink