Las Piñas
Moonraker Brewing Co.

Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewery pint glass

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Picked up a 4 pack of this I dunno, Fall 2020. My label is white.

Pours a cloudy hazy yellow, runs along similar lines of diluted turkey gravy. 1/3" white head. Aroma was interesting, I certainly got the pineapple notes in the aroma, but completely expected this to be a Galaxy hopped beer with all the pineapple imagery and titular representation. But no, Simcoe, Strata and Citra are what are pushing these pineapple, tangerine and guava like notes in the nose.

Taste had a little bit of Simcoe grapefruit and bitterness in the mouthfeel, but the cloudy body seems to have tempered the Simcoe hop quite a bit here, definitely less bitter than your average beer with Simcoe, even for Moonraker. Usually things come off less 'juicy' with Simcoe bc of the dryness, but here Simcoe didn't win the war. Have to presume Strata is giving all the tropical notes on this one. Pretty versatile hop, really got to know it better in the fall of 2020.

I dunno, at $4 a can I'd get it again, but it seems like the $4 cans from Moonraker are becoming a thing of the past.

Canned 01/21/21

Appearance - Pours hazy and mild orange in color, with a white, half finger width head that dissipates somewhat quickly, leaving behind a thin, broken layer of suds with a fair ring around the edge of the glass. Fair lacing, with some broken sheeting, lines and small spotting.

Smell - As the name implies, there is some pineapple aroma going on in the nose. Lesser mango. Hints of grassiness.

Taste - Follows the nose. The pineapple character is mild, but prominent. Lesser mango. Finish rounds out with hints of pith and pine, but the pineapple remains the most prominent flavor.

Mouthfeel - Firmly medium with fair carbonation. Slick, smooth drinker before a lightly dry finish.

Overall - Pretty solid hazy, but not a must-try.

 

Sweet tropical hoppy, hint of citrus, and hint of dank nose on this one! Taste follows with a juicy and subdued, citrus and hoppy bitter swallow. Well-balanced and tasty...crushable and good!