Super Crisp AF
Aurora Brewing Co.

 

 

Super pungent tropical hops... in a good way.
I want to say what fruits, but I have to be honest and say HOPS, HOPS, HOPS.
Good AF. Top of the best NEIPA in my humble opinion.

This was the last beer in my order from Tavour last November, as it was only the second offering that I had from Aurora. This didn’t feel like an Imperial IPA as it was quite plush and enjoyable from start to finish!

A muted apricot hue was to be had here as it was uniform in appearance and topped off with a full, filling head of bread that slowly and evenly settled. The lacing left behind was in the form of a thin ring at the top of my glass, a thick ring a quarter of the way down, and spotty suds along the bottom half. A ton of white peach, along with some white grape, stone fruit, and turbid citrus were in the nose as the taste had some white wine, candied citrus, and dank hops in it that made this feel outdoorsy. Marmalade, booze, and phantasm entered the fray once this warmed up as this was quite potent and lightly carbonated with a full body that was plenty sticky in the back!

Canned on 10/25 of last year, this held up well as it tasted fine and didn’t have any sediment in it. While not completely crisp, this was plenty snappy and nuanced like wine - down to the tingle on my gums after I finished this off!

 

16oz can dated 10/25/22.

Pours cloudy gold with a half-inch head of white. Moderate retention and lacing. White grapes, peach, mango, in the nose. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Candied peach, orange, and mango on the palate. Finishes juicy with minimal malt or bitterness.

 

my brother really hooked it up with a four pack of different aurora beers, this one is really cool. not sure if this is always done with phantasm powder, or if this is a special edition featuring it, but this has to be the most interesting ingredient in beer right now. good looking pour, muted even kind of dull tone, a short less than inch of thick white head slowly fading, and the bottom inch or so of the can is nothing but sediment, milky and thick, and i end up leaving a little in the can, it clouds this up fast. aroma is amazing, this is my second beer with phantasm in a couple weeks and i already get what it does, but white peach and sauvignon blanc notes, highlighting the nelson more than the citra to me here, this is super juicy, lemongrass notes abound, coconut, melon, freshness to the dome too. sparkling orange in the flavor, almost orange soda to me, summery white wine, raw honey, heady sativa, just a little alcohol past the center of it, green grape on the swallow, some resin and stickiness, glorious carbonation and flush full feel, the texture here is amazing. its off dry, but i dont wish it were drier, the way the hops are extended through the finish is awesome, and the exhale and burps taste like exhaling the first hit of a fresh green bowl pack, like i straight up got confused and thought i was smoking weed for second. fluffy and bubbly and on my tongue for awhile after each sip. really impressive beer, some credit to the phantasm obviously, lots of credit to this brewery, who i am falling in love with. thanks again to my brother for sending these out. this one is really unique and really good, the phantasm pops the nelson right off!

16oz can from Halftime. Muddy gold pour, wispy head leaves solid lacing. Aroma brings light tropical fruit notes, mango. Taste adds a zesty, bitter edge, bracing after the juicy aroma. Crisp is one way to put it. Nice hop sting going on...