The Whales On the Bus
Humble Sea Brewing Co.

I tried this beer off the tapper at the brewery as part of a six sample flight. It poured a hazy golden with white head that left some lace. The scent had good citrus fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink. There was tropical citrus fruit presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer.

Canned on 5/5/22; consumed on 6/6/22

Pours an opaque, milky lemon-gold body capped with two fingers of fluffy, white foam; decent head retention leaves nearly a finger of dense, creamy cap, a large, frothy collar, and a comprehensive coating of soapy, webby/spotty lacing covering the walls of the glass.

Aromas of key lime and mandarin find heftier guava and dank passionfruit over time, with ripe white wine waves feeding into dry moss over the back end, resounding to a boggy, hop stank through the close.

Taste opens to underripe guava against a dank, prickly hop spice, with mango peel accenting as papaya meets dry moss over the mid-palate and white wine glosses over the back end of the profile.

Mouthfeel shows a medium body and fluffy, moderate-high carbonation; creamy textures cede to a moderate dryness over the mid-palate, leaving crispness on the back end to contrast the boggier, bitter resins lingering through the finish.

A ripe and earthy hop array facing intermittent contrasts of deeply tropical resins and well-masked bitterness in a NETIPA carrying itself with a delicately creamy, resinous touch; a surprisingly quenching high-ABV offering.