Whipper
Outer Range Brewing Co

 

Type: 16-oz. can
Glass: Pure Project 16-oz. snifter glass
From: ucsbmullet on Beer Advocate
Price: n/a
Purchased: n/a; Received on Oct. 4, 2019
Consumed: Oct. 8, 2019
Reviewed as: New England IPA
Misc.: No canned on date

Thanks, Nick!

Got this from Nick on a recent trip to Colorado, even though we weren’t supposed to exchange beers. Only thing I could really find on this beer was the hops in Cashmere and Columbus. Wasn’t that familiar with Cashmere hops heading in.

Poured a medium yellow-to-gold hazy color with 3-to-4 fingers of rocky white head. Could see plenty of bubbles creeping up along the sides of the glass. World-class foamy lacing. Perfect retention. (Sight - 4.75)

Smelled orange juice, dank pine, resin, weed, mowed grass, herbal, melon, lemon candy, peach and stone fruit. Just as good from the can. (Smell - 4.25)

Taste was almost as good, but not quite. In order got orange juice, weed, dank resin, pine, herbal, mowed grass, melon, lemon candy, lime, peach and stone fruit. Looked like more characteristics of Cashmere than Columbus. (Taste - 4.25)

Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long, dank finish. (Feel - 4.25)

Wow. Really liked this one. Kept trying to knock it down a peg or two, but I couldn’t. Excellent. (Overall - 4.25)

4.28 | 95 | A

Hazy, yellowish orange body; thin head yet nice sheets of foam coat the glass. The smell is a dead ringer for freshly squeezed orang juice. Orange juice taste upfront, but a fine hop bitterness and mild biscuit-like malt flavor follows closely on its heels. Heavy body; full and rounded mouthfeel; juicy yet finishes fairly dry.

I sampled this on draught at the N3 Taphouse in Colorado Springs. I'm of the opinion that a slightly warmer beer temperature would really expand the already fine sensory experience. Regardless, the beer is delightful and inviting.