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New Park Brewing

 

An average IPA from an above average brewery. Nice mango and papaya botes on the can opening and pour. Slides into a big creamy mouthfeel. Those are the best parts of the beer. It’s fairly bland but with a hint of pepper. Run of the mill at best.

16 oz. can. Hazy orange. Smells of earthy hops, pineapple, and something kinda peppery. Tastes of sweet pale malt, a little tropical fruit and citrus, and a strange earthy and pepper flavor. Big and I expected lots of sweetness, but it finishes earthy. Kinda weird. Can't put my finger on it, but it's a strange taste.

16oz can from the brewery. Pours a hazy pale orange with an inch of head. Tons of lacing. Tropical fruit aroma. Pineapple, papaya, mango, guava and melon. The taste is mostly the fruit but a bit of coconut and maybe cream now. Guava, mango and papaya finish with a bit of sweet malt flavor. Creamy, soft mouthfeel and a medium to heavy body. Moderate alcohol presence.

 

 

Not my favorite from them. Starts off well but as it warms, it becomes way too sweet and malty.

 

 

L - pours an OJ haze with a thick, fluffy head. Looks like marshmallows.

S - huge candied papaya and pineapple. Earthy and zesty. Hints of white grape, oat bitterness, and unripe melon. Errs a bit on the dank side too.

T - honey sweetness with toasted Graham cracker doughiness. Spicy orange and grapefruit rind peppers a musty grape character. There's an overall heartiness about this beer that makes it very satisfying to put back. Finish is mildly hoppy with oats on the burp.

F - smooth and rich; thank you, oats. Peppery carbonation, same sensation as drinking grapefruit seltzer.

O - classic New Park style. Honey-heavy with toasted grapefruit spiciness. Great balance between tang and sweetness, and the oat adds a uniquely bitter blanket of softness.