Quantum Drops
Equilibrium Brewery
- From:
- Equilibrium Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,027 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #8,452 - Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 5.23%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 22, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 06, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Quantum Drops (DIPA) starts off with a malt bill of 2-row, white wheat and flaked oats before a whirlpool of Galaxy, Citra t-90s, and Citra Incognito with a huge dry hop adding in additional Galaxy, Strata, and HBC 586 (the still-unnamed mango flavored hop). Opaque yellow in color with a mango blast nose, dense and fruity hop flavors layered with notes of dank pineapple, moist weed, mango sorbet, lemon lime, berry compote, and papaya custard all morph into a smooth rainbow melon #EQjuice finish. A few sips of this one may have you demonstrating your own quantum drop theories.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.34/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.34/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16oz can from Tavour. Hazy yellow golden pour one finger fluffy white head. Pineapple appears almost immediately in the aroma, then grapefruit with a touch of dankness. Taste is pineapple with a big hit of grapefruit peel, weedy notes in the background. Fairly thick feel. Bitterness lingers with a little warmth.
Mar 16, 2024
Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois
4.43/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Cloudy pale orange, light head and lacing. Mild citrusy notes, slight dank, piney scents. Taste is a bit stronger on all of the above. Mild mouth watering finish, subtle booze. Overall subtle and tasty.
Feb 23, 2024
Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho
4.07/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.07/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This one just arrived locally, I grabbed a single even though I'm usually not a fan of EQ DOUBLE IPA's, simply too much body, booze and sweetness for when I greatly prefer a sub-7% abv hazy IPA. I'm glad I grabbed this one, the marriage of Galaxy, Citra, and Strata on this brew is a winning combination...lots of mango and tropical fruit, sweet body in that familiar way, but not distracting and minimally boozy. Well-executed.
Feb 19, 2024
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.24/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can. No dating information found.
Hazy, vibrant pale gold colored body. One finger of brilliant white head. Leaves behind some partial rings of lacing.
Aroma of pineapple, mango, and an earthy dankness.
Taste has got a touch of onion to go along with the hop flavors of pineapple, mango, and a real earthy hop dankness. The earthy hops linger in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel. Soft texture. Good carbonation.
Soft body and very juicy, this has flavors that favor rotten fruit and earthy weed.
Feb 13, 2023Hazy, vibrant pale gold colored body. One finger of brilliant white head. Leaves behind some partial rings of lacing.
Aroma of pineapple, mango, and an earthy dankness.
Taste has got a touch of onion to go along with the hop flavors of pineapple, mango, and a real earthy hop dankness. The earthy hops linger in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel. Soft texture. Good carbonation.
Soft body and very juicy, this has flavors that favor rotten fruit and earthy weed.
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
4.25/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 12/2022 (1.5 months ago)
Appearance: Pours a completely hazy (5% clarity) deep orange to golden color with a massive white head. SRM of 7-8. (4.25)
Aroma: Strong aromas of mango, mango skins, papaya. Some dankness. (4.25)
Flavor: Strong and juicy flavors of tropical mango, mango skins, papaya, some dank pineapple with a light herbal note. Light bitterness mixed with sweet and dank mango. (4.25)
Feel: Medium to heavier bodied, strong carbonation. A light and cleansing bitterness to clean the palate nicely. (4.25)
Compared to Equlibrium Axioms of Probability 2/2023: Pours nearly identical. Stronger aromas. More mango, mango skin, dank pineapple and bitterness. Less sweet stonefruit. More complex flavors and drinks cleaner. Winner: Quantum Drops
Compared to Humble Forager Forbidden Fortune 2/2023: Pours darker, similar head. More mango flesh, sweet peach. Less passionfruit citrus and tropical pineapple. Heavier and leans sweeter. Similar overall.
Overall: Excellence here from Equilibrium with nice flavors of ripe mango skins, dank pineapple with some papaya and herbal notes. A light bitterness, but just enough to cleanse the palate and make it extremely drinkable and somewhat dry. Gets much sweeter as it warms. Delicious. (Rating: 4.25)
Feb 08, 2023Appearance: Pours a completely hazy (5% clarity) deep orange to golden color with a massive white head. SRM of 7-8. (4.25)
Aroma: Strong aromas of mango, mango skins, papaya. Some dankness. (4.25)
Flavor: Strong and juicy flavors of tropical mango, mango skins, papaya, some dank pineapple with a light herbal note. Light bitterness mixed with sweet and dank mango. (4.25)
Feel: Medium to heavier bodied, strong carbonation. A light and cleansing bitterness to clean the palate nicely. (4.25)
Compared to Equlibrium Axioms of Probability 2/2023: Pours nearly identical. Stronger aromas. More mango, mango skin, dank pineapple and bitterness. Less sweet stonefruit. More complex flavors and drinks cleaner. Winner: Quantum Drops
Compared to Humble Forager Forbidden Fortune 2/2023: Pours darker, similar head. More mango flesh, sweet peach. Less passionfruit citrus and tropical pineapple. Heavier and leans sweeter. Similar overall.
Overall: Excellence here from Equilibrium with nice flavors of ripe mango skins, dank pineapple with some papaya and herbal notes. A light bitterness, but just enough to cleanse the palate and make it extremely drinkable and somewhat dry. Gets much sweeter as it warms. Delicious. (Rating: 4.25)
Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona
4.24/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy dank wheat color with nice lacing and head . Smell has citrus /grapefruit .,menthol herbal berries and melon. Taste is tropical citrus papaya ,melon oranges and dank garden fruits . Mouth feel soft and hop forward more sweet than dry ,love it.
Jan 06, 2023
Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey
4.31/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Added by Act 25. My 4th from wonderful Middletown NY brewer, in foothills of the Gunks.
a) Murky, darkish grapefruit nectar with lacing and lasting head.
s) BIg, perfume of grapefruit, flowers, glaze.
t) Follows with medicinal, pine, and pungent notes, more fruit and a bitter, tangy finish. Large!
f) Silky smooth, hides ABV.
o) Overall, as good as DIPA gets.
Jan 06, 2023a) Murky, darkish grapefruit nectar with lacing and lasting head.
s) BIg, perfume of grapefruit, flowers, glaze.
t) Follows with medicinal, pine, and pungent notes, more fruit and a bitter, tangy finish. Large!
f) Silky smooth, hides ABV.
o) Overall, as good as DIPA gets.
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