Relative Rates
Equilibrium Brewery

Oxidized ?

Appearance: Pours a cloudy goldenstraw with a three finger head; excellent retention with clumps of lacing left behind

Smell: Pithy and resinous with undertones of melon and tropical fruit; white grapefruit and a hint of tangerine

Taste: Honeydew melon dominates the forefront with tangerine and tropical fruit tones emerging; very resinous, after the swallow, with plenty of white grapefruit pith leading into the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body; somewhat creamy with moderate to high carbonation

Overall: The combination of the melon and the resin makes this a rather unusual DIPA; certainly worthy

 

 

 

Copenhagen 4/5 2024. 47,3 cl can from Best of Beers web-shop. What looks like a infrared photo of dancing people on the can.

Pours unclear golden yellow with a big white head. A bit bubbly. Settles as 0,3 cm thick, uneven, lumpy layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Clinging the sides of the glass. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is medium intense with sweet odor of ripe tropical fruits mingling with a subtle scent of citrus fruit. Mango and pineapple. Lemon and lime. Resin.

Low carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, almost flat texture.

Flavor is intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a stronger bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter. Lingers for a while. Finish is semi-dry.

Pleasant and not too heavy DIPA.

 

Pours murky gold into a tulip. White head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Tangerine aromas. Soft with sweet tangerine and passion fruit front to back. Medium length hot pith finish.

 

Look: It pours orange juice orange with full haze and a white head. Head retention is low.

Smell: It full of citrus to start the aroma with orange, tangerine, and low tropical elements. There is a little bit of grainy sweetness with a touch of grass.

Taste: It has orange and tangerine flavors with citrus elements. There are some tropical notes with resinous touches. There is some grainy sweetness.

Feel: It has a medium full body with some alcohol warming.

Overall, strong citrus flavors with a touch of the tropics.

 

Relative Rates is a DIPA from Equilibrium that pours a deeply cloudy pale yellow with a generous cap of soft foam.
The aroma is of tropical fruit with pineapple and mango most prominent.
The flavor matches the nose and includes orange and resinous notes.
The mouthfeel is smooth.
This is a very good brew.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a very hazy, medium golden amber with a two finger white head with great retention and solid lacing. Aroma of pale malt, citrus and dank hops, orange, lemon, mixed tropical fruit, cantaloupe and berries. Flavor is pale malt, citrus and tropical fruit hops, grapefruit, orange, lemon, green melon, and vague mixed tropical fruit with a touch of dankness. Finishes with alternate waves of soft hops and somewhat resinous bitterness. Medium bodied with light creaminess. More citrusy and melony than many of the hazy IPAs I've tried, but still solidly in the NE tradition. Fortunately for my palette, a decent amount of bitterness kept this fresh tasting without descending into old fruit juice territory. Actually the bitterness had an interesting roller coaster effect, good alpha oil at the start, then a rather soft, typical hazy middle with more fruit juice into a soft finish, but with developing, lingering citrus and lightly piney bitterness, which I enjoyed. This is a hazy I can live with. Well made and interesting.