Aquila
Equilibrium Brewery

 

 

 

L - yeasty lemon yellow. I'm guessing there's Galaxy in this beer. Thick, but minimal, head that resists movement.

S - pineapple candy and an oaty tang. Lemon lime and peachy vanilla.

T - oats galore. Sweet witty Mandarin oranges and waves of soft pineapple mixed with bread. We've got papaya and tangy apricot thrown in as well. Gentle finish with minor lupilin mealiness.

F - low low carb and silky smooth. Creamy as can be with a touch of graininess to keep the bite alive.

O - an all-around gentle tropical beach-bum bash. Nails the soft fruity flavor vibe with boatloads of oranges and pineapples, balanced by oat creaminess. Nice beer.

 

 

 

Hazy glass of grapefruit juice with a fluffy head that takes a minute to retreat. Massive lacing left behind. Smells like grapefruit juice, oranges, lemon zest and hops. Moderately sweet with a ton of grapefruit, bright lemon, mango and a nice bitter finish. This is a really great beer.

 

Poured this into a Delirium tulip, because I'm a sucker for pink elephants and it's the only "fancy" glass I have. That being said, it would be a stretch to call this beer fancy or pretentious. If anything it seems like a summer crowd pleaser for folks looking to beat the heat with a cold one, designed by two breweries I'd never expect to collab (Isn't Horus running a strict barrel aged beer program? What are they doing in the realm of best served fresh IPA's?)... anyhow I digress.

The beer itself poured a hazy gold-cum-peachy color. Pretty typical for the NEIPA style, but the pit fruit comparisons don't end there. You'll get a whiff of the beer right when you open the can, and it's puro apricot on the nose. At the top of the glass, I felt like I was getting a melange of pit fruit. It was probably most comparable to sucking on a apricot pit that has just a bit of flesh left on it, especially on the backend where I felt like there was a bitterness akin to raw almonds. At the bottom of the glass I was surprised to find that the bitterness had faded somewhat, giving way to a more zesty, grapefruit rind flavor accented with peachy notes.

If you can get your hands on a can, don't hesitate and buy as many as you can. Drink it fresh on a sunny day, under a peach tree if you can.

A little too sweet for me

 

 

 

Pours a hazy yellow with a well retained one inch white head that left spotty lacing. Smells of citrus and tropical fruits and a hint of malt. Tastes of grapefruit, grapefruit peel, mango, pineapple, bready malts and grass. Medium bodied and carbonated, mild to moderate bitterness, some sticky resin to the mouth feel, moderately dry finish.

Equilibrium Collaborated with Horus Aged Ales for yet another shining example of
Equilibrium's excellence. Plenty of haze, plenty of juicy flavors: bright and complex.