Fractal Sultana/Sabro
Equilibrium Brewery
- From:
- Equilibrium Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,231 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,434 - Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 9.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 19, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
We have a new Fractal in the series today, and it’s a fun one. Fractal Sultana/Sabro investigates our newest hop combination. This simple but complex beer pours a bright straw yellow with aromas of chunked pineapple, coconut flakes, tangerine wedges, and honey dew melon blended in a glass rimmed with lemon zest. These notes come together with an earthy pine backbone and a creamy and balanced finish leading you right into the next sip.
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
4.27/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours a milky murky pale yellow in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and a moderate amount of pale golden yellow + bright yellow + straw yellow colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense creamy foamy bright white head that slowly reduces to a medium sized patch of thick film covering a little more than 35% of the surface of the beer surrounded by a large patch of slightly mottled thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy tropical/pineapple + honeydew melon + citrus/tangerine + coconut + pine/resin hops over the top of light to moderate aromas of biscuit + pale + oat malts with a light to moderate amount of sugary sweetness.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of biscuit + pale + oat malts with a light to moderate amount of sugary sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of juicy tropical/pineapple + honeydew melon + citrus/tangerine + coconut + pine/resin hops which impart a light amount of bitterness that fades away quickly leaving moderate lingering pineapple + coconut + citrus hop flavors.
M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly stronger than moderate amounts of creamy soft/fluffiness mid-body and a light amount of dryness in the finish.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a very pleasantly creamy soft/fluffy mouthfeel. Enjoyable with very nice tropical + citrus + coconut + pine hop flavors and aromas. Very nice use of Sabro - good coconut presence without the suntan lotion aspects.
Mar 26, 2021S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy tropical/pineapple + honeydew melon + citrus/tangerine + coconut + pine/resin hops over the top of light to moderate aromas of biscuit + pale + oat malts with a light to moderate amount of sugary sweetness.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of biscuit + pale + oat malts with a light to moderate amount of sugary sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of juicy tropical/pineapple + honeydew melon + citrus/tangerine + coconut + pine/resin hops which impart a light amount of bitterness that fades away quickly leaving moderate lingering pineapple + coconut + citrus hop flavors.
M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly stronger than moderate amounts of creamy soft/fluffiness mid-body and a light amount of dryness in the finish.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a very pleasantly creamy soft/fluffy mouthfeel. Enjoyable with very nice tropical + citrus + coconut + pine hop flavors and aromas. Very nice use of Sabro - good coconut presence without the suntan lotion aspects.
Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
3.88/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Undated (WTF) can into pint glass. Pours a murky pale gold with a nice off-white head; great lacing. Initial impression is citrus, tropical fruits, pine resin, and a touch of caramel. Mouthfeel is almost but not quite juicy. Finish is fairly dry and clean, with more citrus. Overall, enjoyable but not remarkable. Very drinkable, though.
Wish I knew how old this can was - maybe it's better fresh. Maybe this IS fresh. I wish they'd date their cans.....
Mar 16, 2021Wish I knew how old this can was - maybe it's better fresh. Maybe this IS fresh. I wish they'd date their cans.....
Reviewed by highdesertdrinker from Arizona
4.25/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a bright turbid orange with ample head. Smells like raw juice with alcohol, the mentioned pineapple is evident. The taste is juicy, hoppy, pineapple, herbal, citrus, coconut, a lot of stuff going on here. Very tasty, and it’s going down faaaast!
Feb 07, 2021
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