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Dancing Gnome

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on September 1, 2019. A session ale brewed in collaboration with Finback Brewery. This is a summer slammer, hopped with straight Galaxy hops. Low bitterness, wonderfully balanced, and bursting with flavor.

Appearance: Arrives cloudy and lemonade colored with a one finger head that leaves a dancing pattern of lace

Smell: Papaya, guava and coconut

Taste: Papaya and guava with hints of pineapple and coconut; minimal bitterness

Mouthfeel: Light body with moderate carbonation

Overall: A nice session NE IPA with a pina colada kick

 

Received as an extra in a trade. Canned on 7/31.

A - Poured into my Duvel tulip a nice hazy golden orange hue with a good one finger white head that fades quickly to leave a thin halo and light wisps. Kind of sad retention wise even for such a low ABV.

S - Aromas of light tropical notes and pineapple, some more generic tropical notes as well before getting to some cleaner generic citrus. Flashes of lemon, before more light pineapple. Pretty solid all things considered.

T - Taste is similar to the nose albeit awfully malty and bready. Decent amount of dough notes. Rather spritzy citrus notes. No real bitterness here. Tropical pineapple comes across as more generic pineapple aroma, no real juicy notes. All the hops are rather low and subtle unfortunately.

M - Mouthfeel has some spritzy carbonation but the body is a little creamy, medium bodied. It actually helps the mouthfeel tremendously as without it this would come across as super, super thin/light due to the carbonation.

O - Overall I had high hopes for this beer. I enjoy Finback and Dancing Gnome but this here just didn't quite work out. It's more than possible to cram hop flavour into a 4% or less beer, however, this one never quite hits that mark. Too bad.

Serving Type: Can