Handsome Brothers
American Solera

Appearance: Pours a nearly completely hazy (10% clarity) light golden to pale yellow color with visible sediment floating around in the glass. (4.25)

Aroma: Mild, but full tropical aromas come forth. A guava and papaya note underneath. (3.75)

Flavor: Moderate flavors of paint upfront. This turns into a mango, pineapple, guava, papaya, and tropical flavor. A sweet, almost grassy, malt profile in the middle. A balanced, smooth finish. (3.75)

Feel: Medium to heavier bodied than expected. A full mouthfeel. A pale and oat malt mouthfeel. A smooth finish. (4.00)

Overall: Admittedly I found this one in the dollar section over a year old! Curious I picked it up. Sure some weird paint flavors as the hops have faded, but also some decent mango and tropical papaya and guava flavors. Some full, almost grassy, malt flavors in the middle that reminded me of a fresh cut lawn. I was surprised by the full mouthfeel for 5.2%. Definitely drinks more like a hazy pale ale given the malt body. I am probably not qualified to give this an accurate rating given it's over a year old so I will give it a 3.86, which is 2.5% below the average. Enjoyed it though. (Rating: 3.86, but take it with a grain of salt)

 

Pours a very hazed & even some particles/floaties gold with 2 fingers of beige colored head. Above average lacing, meh head retention & a little too turbid for my liking

S: Tropical fruit, citrus, Passion fruit dominates as it warms & vanilla

T: Grapefruit green melons, dryness up front. More green melon, pomelo & citric acidic notes as this warms, along with dryness. Finishes with citric acidity, a a bit of orange sweetness & green melon

MF: Medium body soft carbonation, Carbonation picks up as this warms, good balance

Pretty juicy, but doesn't pull itself together for greatness, plenty drinkable

 

16oz can poured into an IPA nonic. Pours out like hazy lemonade, yellow-ish gold with a fluffy head. The nose pops with tropical fruit; mango, pineapple, coconut, lime, and orange. Soft fluffy body with some subdued malt presence; the hots pop with a snappy/zingy character. Low bitterness. Juicy, fruity, with great hops character at this low of an abv.

 

 

16oz can. Poured out a cloudy, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of bubbly foam. It left sticky, sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of pineapple, grapefruit, guava and toasted caramel. Sweet tropical fruitiness with caramel and a mild bitterness.

 

 

Hazy american IPA. Delicous, crisp, pineapple, some other tropical fruit, resinous as well. All in a lower ABV package. This is a hazy beer that distinguishes itself in an otherwise crowded field of copycat 8% beers.