Creamsicle IPA
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Really enjoyed this beer!

 

Draft pour to snifter, light yellow hazy, thin white head with rapid diminish, slight hazing. Nose is big orange, other citrus present. Taste adds a creamy feel and finish to the orange. Named perfectly. Lower than average body and carbonation.

 

 

Had this at Funk Factory Guezeria on their grand opening Meerts release. My buddy Nick K who don't like sour beer had like 5 pours of it. I stuck with just one. Not because I didn't like it, but because there was lots of Funk Factory stuff I wanted to try.

Looks a familiar color, that being a mixture of light orange and darker yellow. Small 1/3" white head. Average aroma for a dry hopped beer. I dunno if it was the Tang beer they had, but this had one of those weird candy citrus vibes going for it. Very restrained bitterness, nicely done. A good beer and a nice changeup at the Factory taproom.

 

It looks like orange juice in terms of color, that's for sure, and I can't see through it with all the cloudiness. There's very little foam to it, but a slight amount of lacing. Smell is a straight up slap of citrus (mostly orange) with a very slight bit of bitter hoppiness underneath. Taste is really fun - citrus and orange is the first thing I notice, but there's a definite presence of cream and a slight bitter tangy hop under that. It's very easy to sip and real mild for a 7% abv. It's a very flavorful, very well balanced beer, and it more than lives up to the name.

12oz bottle. I know these are all brewed around the same date but a date on bottle would be appreciated.

Pours a very cloudy light orange. Almost completely opaque. Half finger head that sticks around the edges of the glass. Decent lacing.

Smells of citrus, hops, some other light fruits. Not as creamy as I was expecting but sweet nonetheless.

Taste is where the cream comes in. Very unique with the addition of lactose. Lots of fruit and slightly bitter but very sweet and creamy overall. Lives up to the name!

Feel is heavy and lightly carbonated for the style.

Overall, a unique and refreshing IPA. Creamy sweetness wins over dry bitterness here.

 

 

 

Opaque hazy orange juice look, intricate drippy lacing.

Faint citrus aroma, orange and lactose i'm guessing.
Orange and cream flavors, lactose sugar adds an odd sweetness though it's pretty dead on a popsicle flavor, which is a novelty in itself. Creamy smooth body, soft and supple though a little too sweet for me. Overall though it's well executed.

 

 

Pours a cloudy/hazy bright yellow golden color with fizzy white head. Citrus, a little funk, other fruits, light pine, and a creamy note on the nose; follows onto the palate. Medium bodied. Finishes with some sweetness, a little funk, and fruit.