Blueberry Cream Pop
Decadent Ales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burnt orange at the top to yellow at the bottom with a thin fizzy film, notes of vanilla, orange and blueberry meet green hops and shortbread via a tingly medium-light yet round that finishes semi-dry.

 

Part milkshake, part IPA, the Decadent Ales team reaches deep into the blueberry bush for inspiration of their fruit infused, hazy IPA that's not totally reliant on orange. A complement of mosaic hops offers roundness, and additional flavors to pull this imperial, New England styled IPA together with the fruit and vanilla beans.

A matte finish of chrome and ruby gives the beer a ruddy, murky color that's crowned with a foamy sepia froth. Its scent leads with the striking freshness of blueberry but also secondary scents of citrus, tropical fruit, grape and vanilla. As its sweetness broadens across the front of the tongue, a cereal laden taste brings a taste of honey, pastry and pulled candy.

With the hops opening up on the middle palate, the Mosaic character of passionfruit, papaya, lime and kiwi are quickly dwarfed by the robust and juicy blueberry flavors that burst throughout the session. Seeming grape-like, the taste soon trends slightly winey, again on the heels of the hops to reveal a late palate of green tea, hemp and peppery herbs and grasses with a moderate bitter tone.

Medium full in flavor, the roundness of vanilla and sweet cream remain throughout the finish. Spicy resins come with a hoppy closure as all the mind can think of are childhood flavors of grape Flintstone vitamins with a kick of botanical gin- breakfast of champions.