Interstate 8
Foam Brewers

 

 

 

On tap at Foam Brewers in Burlington, VT.

This one pours absurdly turbidly, bright orange, with a small tight head and lots of lacing.

This smells very strongly of pineapple, guava and mango.

This has some nice dry grassiness on the finish. There's a big blast of the aforementioned fruits, with a slight chalky and vegetal finish. It's minor, and doesn't detract much from how absolutely delicious it is.

This drinks a bit like slurry, super thick, with a good level of carbonation.

This isn't quite in Foam's most upper echelon, but it's still absolutely wonderful.

On tap at the brewery.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a nice looking hazy to cloudy semi-bright yellow sort of color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a mild pace. Lace seemed stringy/somewhat spider web.
The aroma had some orange pulp to rind sweetness with an ample amount of bitter rind-like qualities rolling underneath and then bringing in a subtle "lactose"-like sweetness rolling all about.
The flavor was moderately sweet pulling in the subtle notes of the orange pulp, some lemon and then the lactose which faired nicely in and around the overall taste. Mild aftertaste of the orange pulp.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a good sessionability about it. Some semi-sweet smooth effects seem to stroll over my tongue pretty nice, almost sticky but not really. ABV felt on par. Carbonation felt good. Finished with a little bit of smooth sweet pineapple.
Overall, super awesome AIPA or should I say New England IPA with the tropical notes coming all about? Of course, I'd have this again.