Raspberry Cream Pop
Decadent Ales

 

A: The beer is slightly hazy yellow in color and has a moderate amount of carbonation. It poured with a short white head that died own, leaving a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and some lacing along the bottom sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of raspberries and vanilla are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of raspberries and vanilla beans along with hints of sweetness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and slightly smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This makes for a nice dessert beer and has a nice balance between the raspberries and the vanilla and it also has a nice amount of sweetness.

Serving type: can

Poured from a 16oz can into a Teku glass.

Look is a hazy dark yellow with an offwhite head.

Definitely lots of raspberry on the aroma slightly candy syrup.

Taste is way too artificial. Too bad it smelled so much better.

 

So I really liked the creamsicle by decadent, so I thought this would be on the same level. It's not. The taste completely fall apart after initial sweet and vanilla wave, with the hops obliterating the raspberry off the palate quickly that by the finish it almost has more lemon zest if anything. Smell is more raspberry, vanilla and hop balanced, but is still missing the "it" factor. Feel is not as thick or sweet as the orange creamsicle beer, becoming very thin on the finish.

 

 

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 8/28/2018. Pours very hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, honey, brown sugar, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, raspberries, vanilla, sugar, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, honey, brown sugar, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and berry tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, honey, brown sugar, wheat, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, raspberries, vanilla, sugar, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, lightly sticky/acidic/tangy, and slightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.6%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited milkshake DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, raspberries, vanilla, sugar, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Great soft feel, just a touch too much lingering resins and tart fruit. Extremely juicy and lightly dank/earthy Mosaic hop/fruit complexity; great balanced vanilla/sugar/malt backbone. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering bitter/tart dryness. This had more berry presence than the other berried cream pops. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on dessert style example as expected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

World Class!!

 

Like my baby mama’s brother that does goat yoga, I’m not exactly sure what to make of this thing. I mean, raspberry’s, sure. Madagascan vanilla, why not? But the added sugars have Raul scratching his head a bit. The raspberry and vanilla is already luxurious enough that added sugars is like Kim Kardashian making a twerking video - it’s overkill. It’s a beautiful looking beer, and it’s very smooth. But it’s just a tad too sweet for the Raul man.

Be well, my children.

 

Poured from 12oz can into glass. Canning date is stamped on can bottom as '09/28/18'.
Cloudy, apricot gold colored body. One finger white head upon pouring quickly settles to thin cap and ring. Leaves behind some short strings of lacing.
Faint smell is more like peaches than raspberries. Has added milk sugar aroma. Quite a bit of vanilla
Taste is sugar corrupted raspberries. Has lots of vanilla and the sugar additions. Flavor profile is quick and done.
Thick and comforting mouth feel. Adequate carbonation.
This beer is all about the cream pop sensation, with the added raspberry flavor. Certainly not within the general purview of IPA's, but from the beers that are brewed to taste like ice cream pop tarts. This beer does this well.