This Too Shall Pass
The Fermentorium

Initial pour I thought the beer was going to run fairly clear (surprisingly). However upon finishing the pour the glass presented a slight haze that I would have expected. Light smell, not an overpowering IPA initially, but gained strength as I continued to drink. I would describe taste of earthy with some citrus, not finding the pine which is listed on the can. Enjoyable first time brew.

 

 

Poured from a crowler into a pint glass. Pours orange yellow with a small white head. Smells of citrus and earthy hops. Tastes of citrus hops with lots of earthy notes. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.

 

So I reviewed this blind as mystery beer from TimX0r in bif.

Look is pure NEIPA light haze and nice pale to orange hue.

S: touch malt forward with toast/Carmel notes hops are citus and juicy fruit.
T: nice hop bitterness with the sweetness from the malt.

m: a touch on the thinner side but clean, so here i did find what what I was drinking and then swirl the rest of the can and got some yeast and the haze thickened some

Picked-up in a trade with TimxOr. Have never had brew from these guys before (not distributed to MA), nor had I heard of. A nice, if unremarkable IPA.

Poured 16oz can into snifter. Dirty orange color with a 2 finger white head. Plenty of webbed lacing all over the glass. Smell is big on fresh, juicy tropical notes from the hop combination used in this beer. Plenty of mango, pineapple, passion fruit, along with citrus. Some nice sweet honey and wheat to balance it out. Not quite a juicy as the nose, but very good with some tangerine, grapefruit, mango, pineapple. Nice mouthfeel with excellent carbonation. More hop and not too sweet as some NEIPAs.

16oz can, snifter glass. Darker hazy golden copper body, one finger white head, fair retention and not much lacing. Smell is orange juice, floral and zest. It's fairly bland and smells more like a fruit juice rather than a beer. Flavour is a bit more balanced, though- the floral notes combine with orange, a bit of grapefruit and light pine resin, on a moderate background of caramel sweetness. It works alright. Mild pine resin and zest on the finish. Body is lighter medium bodied, lower carbonation, on the softer end of the spectrum. Fairly standard NEIPA, doesn't accomplish what I think it set out to, though.