Sea of Tranquility
North Brewing Co.

440 ml can, from the Norwegian importer. ABV is 6.2%. Opaque pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of pine and spruce, pineapple and other tropical fruits, also peaches. Very fruity flavour, fairly sweet, tastes more of fruit juice than beer, citric first, followed by notes of pineapple and peaches, ending in distinct notes of pine needles and sprucetips. Well worth sampling.

 

Pours a hazy, pale orange coloration with a medium, fluffy, stable head. Smells of light biscuity malt and bright, stone fruit and tropical notes of peach, passion fruit and pineapple, with just a hint of pine as well. Taste is an excellent balance of light biscuity malt and quite juicy and vibrant stone fruit/tropical notes of peach, pineapple and passion fruit, as well as a hint of red berries and pine, with quite an underlying dankness as well. Finishes with a medium bitterness and some peach, pineapple and dank, piney notes lingering in the aftertaste. Soft, pillowy mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

An excellent NEIPA that strikes a perfect balance between sweet, juicy peach/pineapple and dank, resinous bitter notes. There's also a certain creaminess to the look, feel and taste of this that is quite intriguing and can probably be attributed to a copious use of oats.