Pacific Punch
Decadent Ales

16 oz can from Tavour. Pours out like any other hazy IPA, no surprises. Strong mango, tropical fruit aromas and taste. Nothing out of the ordinary here, but very well done.

 

A thanks to the creator of the canquest, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has an orange/golden color with a 1/2 inch head, and is probably one of the haziest beers that I have drank. Smell is of mixed fruits. Taste is strawberries, pineapple, some notes of alcohol and mango. Feels full bodied in the mouth and overall is an enjoyable beer.

 

I don't think these guys ever makes a straight up ipa or lager . I've had 14 of their beers , and I can't believ they can come up with a new flavor, their beers range on my taste from a 3 to a 4. fruity taste -good back around of hop taste - these beers are all enjoyable - but only one at a sitting

 

its hard to argue against this tasting good, it really does, but this is so new school and trendy, its such a far departure from the kind of ipa that got me into hoppy beer in the first place, and while some evolution is cool this (and almost everything else i have had from these guys) seems pretty forced. its got no bitterness at all, some standard looking haze, and a good head on it from the tap. aroma is vanilla and cream and strawberries, juicy hops with pineapple and and stone fruit notes, some lemon and lime there too, definitely a southern hemisphere hop profile. very little from the grain or the yeast in the taste, its all hops and fruit, i guess these have all just been a little less beery than i kind of want my beer to be, but again, the flavor is fresh, good, and relatively unique. the mix of berries and tropical fruit is cool, and its super well suited to this dry hop profile, notes of lemongrass and floral tea in here, with a bit of a desserty vibe, maybe some lactose in the mix as well (not sure ive had a decadent beer that doesnt use lactose). some kiwi fruit and white grape at the end. the intangibles of mouthfeel are there, fluffy feeling with high carbonation, nice. this really is a tough thing to all an ipa for me, more a fruit beer or something, not traditionally hoppy in the least. i still have mixed feelings about this and most of the beers i have had from decadent, but this is much more drinkable than many of the others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decadent Ales "Pacific Punch"
1 Pint can, contract brewed by Dorchester Brewing Co. and coded "DEC-PP 21 09/14/18 5677"
$5.99 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Notes via stream of consciousness: OK, so we've got a double IPA here, that's cool as I wasn't sure if I was just getting some bullshit flavored beer. Is this flavored? Yes, and no - it's apparently all real fruit with "...pineapple, mango, peach and strawberry added." Let's see what it looks like... it's a murky golden color beneath a full head of off-white foam. It's definitely tropical in the aroma. The pineapple comes through first, as does some pine, and then the others are there but mixed (mango, peach, and strawberry). In the flavor those mixed flavors are clear, however, with the strawberry standing out nicely which is odd because strawberry is such a weak fruit to begin with. I'm now wondering if some extract was added as well. If so it should have been listed on the label. It's pretty intense, and it also happens to be a double IPA and you can sense the alcohol there. 8.7% was it? That's not really that strong but you can sense that it's there. Thankfully the fermentation was handled well. So, what to think of this? It's very fruity, super fruity in fact, and really kind of like an alcoholic juice drink. I'd say it's borderline becoming too much, but OK, maybe that's just my personal opinion. The malt base is basic, but rich and full, and a solid bitterness balances it and does an exceptional job of roping it all in and pulling it together in the end. In the mouth it's medium full in body with a dextrinous feel. I think it's an interesting twist on a double IPA.
Review# 6,484

16oz can. Poured out a hazy, golden orange color with a good-sized, white head of foam. It smelled of pineapple, mango and sweet caramel. Sweet tropical fruits with pineapple and toasted caramel.

Very hazy/opaque reddish dark gold color, with a tropical fruit and malt forward nose with mango and peach. Taste is mango, peach, pineapple, spicy tropical fruit rind with some nice peppery spice. Strawberry does poke through at the very end and knocks some of the hops down. Very thick body and chewy.

This is an interesting IPA to say the least. Very "interesting".

 

16 oz. Can
Canned On: 09/14/18

Almost 4 months on this can.

Poured into a Tree House glass a pretty nice cloudy pale yellow/orangy color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach, strawberries), pretty nice diesel like. The taste is pretty nice hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, mango, pineapple, peach, strawberries), pretty nice diesel like, nice little sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a pretty tasty brew. Orange Julius! Addictive! MilkShake! Nice to see it around here, cheaper though.

10/16/18 can