West Coast IPA
Untitled Art

A: slight haze; deep gold in color; a 1+ finger finely pored off white head that receded to a thin collar; nice rings of lace;

S: vegetal;

T: vegetal from start to finish; moderate bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: best by date is 7 months from now; hard to say if this was mishandled or is just bad;

 

 

Light peach-colored body, semi-cloudy; good carbonation; fairly thick head, mostly creamy in texture, sculpted; sticky patches of foam cling to the glass. Nice aroma, primarily light berry and cantaloupe. Fairly mild malt base hosts a moderate hop bitterness. Medium body to the mouthfeel; slightly prickly on the palate; some juiciness yet finishes semi-dry.

I question the partially hazy look to the body as being true to the west coast IPA style, but the looks are otherwise fine. The taste and smell could also be diminished a bit due to its four month age. Still, the beer is decent enough.

Poured at 47 F; bottom of can data: 06/15/21

 

16 oz. Can
Canned On: 06/15/21

Poured into a Tree House glass a pretty nice hazy yellow/orange color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus white head, which also leaves some pretty nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, papaya, mango), with some nice little diesel/pine like. The taste is pretty nice hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, papaya, mango), nice little diesel/pine like. Medium body, ABV hidden pretty nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a pretty tasty beer. Definitely would not call this an West Coast style IPA.

 

Growler into pint glass. Pours a definitely hazy gold with a brief off-white head. Initial impression is a fairly juicy assortment of grapefruit, pineapple, mango, and tropical fruits. Slightly sweet. Mouthfeel is softer than what I'd expect from a West Coast IPA. Finish is citrus-y and not particularly bitter. overall, this is more of a NEIPA (and a pretty good one at that), regardless of Untitled Art's opinion. So I rated it to my personal assessment, not to the style. YMMV.