Caturhaze
Mirror Twin Brewing

 

 

 

Single 15oz can from Trader Joe's
Nice frothy head with great retention.
Orange aroma and taste.

I tried this beer off the tapper as part of a five sample flight at the brewery whilst in Lexington with the Old Oswego Crew for our annual beer trip. This was a very good hazy ipa with juicy citrus fruit scent and taste.

16 ounce can, no dating on the can or label that I noticed. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a somewhat hazy light gold color with about an inch and a half off-white head that stuck around for a long time. There's also a lot of lacing. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like grapefruit, pineapple, mango and some bready malt. Taste is similar to the aroma, but with the addition of some honeydew melon and wheaty malt flavors. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's smooth and a bit coating with a good amount of carbonation. I thought this was a good overall brew, thanks to my buddy Denis for giving me a can of this one!

 

 

Built for Saturdays and college football, Mirror Twin releases a classic hazy taste with the backing of Riwaka and El Dorado hops and in a nearly sessionable strength. Its enough to have Kentucky bleeding hazy blue.

Caturhaze comes with a matte golden appearance, light in its color and dense with its haze. As a creamy swath of foam skirts the rim, the candied sweet fruitiness of orchard fruit, tropical, lighter citrus and melon all add a soft and floral scent. Sweeter on the tongue, the early impression of cereal, angel food cake, and honeysuckle add a soft sweetness to the session.

The juicy sense of fruits come with impressions of apricot, honeydew and pawpaw in a soft and creamy fruitiness. Candied oranges and lemons soon follow with a milder succulence of white grapefruit. With a trending taste that's lightly herbal, a taste of sun tea, verbena and balsa all come through the unique hop profile.

Medium bodied and trending lighter, the Hazy Pale Ale finishes off-dry with more of a malty-dry balance and a light extension of fruit peels and light herb for a beer that can be sipped all Caturday long.