I Wanna Talk About Strata
American Solera

 

Thanks to BigTimeADL for can.
~2 months since can date
Definitely a neipa.
Looks like a dark orange hazy fruit juice. Fluffy white head.
Smells tropical.
Tastes like pineapple, melons, mangos, apricots. Essentially all the tropical fruits that come to mind. Tiny citrus. Not bitter at all.
Crisp and refreshing. A little thin. Fairly highly carbonated. No alcohol type burn. Piney burps. A little grassy dank as it warms.
Overall: nice light hazy. Could pass as a pale ale, but for the high abv.

 

A: The beer is rather hazy pale yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that quickly died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of honeydew melon are present in the nose along with notes of strawberries.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of honeydew melon and strawberries, and has additional notes of mangos. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied and somewhat juicy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This IPA does a very good job at showcasing the Strata hops, so good that I'm ready to talk to people about the aromas and flavors that they imparted.

Serving type: can

 

 

 

 

16 oz pint can poured into a snifter. My first from American Solera.

Hazy yellow-orange color with a 3/4 finger head. Some nice lacing clings to the sides of the glass.

Light notes if pineapple, sweet papaya and citrus on the nose.

Taste mimics the nose but is stronger. Quite nice and clean. Very little bitterness.

Mouthfeel is medium and soft.

I liked this one. I have been getting into Strata hops lately and this was good. I would have again.

 

 

A turbid orange brew (think a pushup).
Waves of citrus and tropical fruit in the aroma.
More citrus and zest going down. A real fruit bomb. And creamy too.
I swear there's juice pulp left over in the bottom of this glass of pure goodness.