Soft Serve Orange IPA
Untitled Art

 

 

16 oz. Can
BEST BY: 12/02/23

Poured into a Tree House glass a pretty nice cloudy pale yellow color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is pretty nice, hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, nectarine, peach), vanilla, pretty nice diesel like. The taste is very nice hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, nectarine, peach), vanilla, very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a pretty nice sweetness, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty beer. Orange Julius! Addictive! MilkShake!

 

Much like dating in your twenties, most relationships are highly desirable, irresistible even, blissfull, but eventually much more difficult than it has to be. Untitled Art's Soft Serve Orange IPA is like that too.

Pouring a rather attractive golden orange hue, thick with haze and foaming brightly white at the rim, the ale simply looks like orange juice. As its sultry scent mesmerizes the senses, an abundance of orange flavor, vanilla, cream and faint herb come is bold and juicy waves. Very sweet introductions of heavy cream, whipped topping, french vanilla, cereal and fructose has no problem seducing the palate at first.

But as the taste lingers across the middle palate, its luster begins to wain. Branch ripe, bursting and juicy orange flavors are wrapped in a cocoon of sweet cream and cereal and its unrelenting as its malt flavors and feels begin to suffocate the tastebuds. Any attempt at balance leads to a tepid bitterness, lumbering cereal weight and the sweetness starts to taste sickly with no complexity, reprieve or balance.

Full, plump and plush, the ale that started out comforting and blissful quickly worm me out. Its heavy sweetness makes this an ale worth sharing with others as its simply too much to take on its own. A long aftertaste of candied orange, creamsicle and meringue linger way longer than it should. After a few short sips, it was time for a breakup.

Pours a hazy, cream orange with a two finger head. The look is quite unique among brews. Aroma is orange, cream -- very similar to those orange dreamsicles. Taste is orange, slightly bitter as well as sweet and quite creamy. This is a delightful brew and very drinkable.

This is absolutely dialed in for the style, the ice cream makes it thick and creamy but it does still have a hop presence I look for. Not my favorite flavor profile but definitely well done