Sunnyside Handshake
Old Stove Brewing Co.

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From:
Old Stove Brewing Co.
 
Washington, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 10, 2020
Added:
Nov 10, 2020
Wants:
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

3.82/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 16oz can into a dimpled mug. This is a fresh-hop collaboration between Old Stove and Varietal Brewing. There's no ABV printed on the label, but printing on the can says this is made with Cashmere hops.

Appearance: medium golden hue with a moderate haze and a thick finger of frothy ivory foam atop. I think it looks damn good.

Smell: sweet malt with a relatively light hop aroma; there's an earthiness and a dankness to the hop character. Fresh, but I think the volume could be turned up a notch.

Taste: much like the aroma, I get a rather rich, caramelly malt combined with an earthy, grassy hop character. The fresh hops seem to add a sort of muddiness to the equation; it's not bad, but it doesn't blow me away.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a big carbonation and a great, wonderfully smooth creaminess. I really dig it!

Overall: this beer is growing on me, but I still think it could use a little cleanup or crispness or something.
Nov 10, 2020