Savage Queen
Armada Brewing

 

Pours a a chill-hazed amber with a thumb+ of cream colored head. Sheets of lacing & nice head retention, never really drops bright

S: Very bready, a touch of pineapple

T: Follows the nose, maybe more caykeyness than breadyness, just a touch of green melon as well up front, just a kiss of pine. Pine, grapefruit, woody hops, a little dryness to go with the cakeyness in the finish

MF: Light/medium body, pretty firm carbonation, pretty good balance, but want a little chewyness & carbonation is a bit too assertive

If every other aspect would've matched flavor, this would've a stellar take on the style. Still pretty quaffable

 

 

16 ounce can into IPA glass, canned on 9/13/2021. Pours fairly hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 2-3 finger dense and fluffy off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas and flavors of big red grapefruit, orange, peach, pineapple, apricot, pear, red apple, watermelon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body. Balanced creamy/bready/grainy malts, sticky hops in the mouthfeel. Some lingering resins and dryness after the finish. Minimal warming 8% or hop burn after the finish. Feels like more of a West coast, with a fairly aggressive finish against the malts. Not overly sweet. Great Mosaic and El Dorado profile. Very juicy and moderately dank/earthy hops. Very smooth for the abv. Not overly aggressive.

 

**
09/03/21

can to snifter.

dark yellow, big off white head.

chemical, grass, citrus, melon

citrus, biscuit, pine. pine comes last, but is a little heavy

medium body, somewhat smooth, touch of astringency

**

Pours a slightly hazy copper color with a fluffy head and a lot of lacing.

Smells of grassy piney hops, citrus and some alcohol. Tastes of citrus and pineapple with a slightly bitter finish.

Medium body with light carbonation. Smooth clean mouthfeel.

This is a nice very drinkable juicy NEIPA.

 

 

 

DDH Mosaic and El Dorado hopped imperial NEIPA, is smooth and citrusy, semi piney, low bitterness. Yummy!

A - Very hazy dark orange color with very thick head on top with good one finger thickness. Carbonation is light and steady.

S - Aroma is berry with very light citrus.

T - Very faded citrus with a little bit of berry, and some sweet malt poking through on the back end.

M - Thick mouthfeel and semi-dry finish on the palate.

O - This beer has little to no aroma (or flavor), or personality (unfortunate to say). The can date on the bottom of the can is hard to decipher. I'm all for re-visiting this beer again in the future.

16 oz can

Pours hazy golden, pillowy white head retains very well. Aroma of citrus, tropical fruit, sweet bready malts, and herbal hops.

Flavor is tropical fruits, peach, grape, mildly grassy malts, and mild grassy hops.

Medium body, light fluffy carbonation.

Pour is pretty, aroma is good. Thought I knew where this is going. The taste was NOT what I was expecting. The characteristics are borderline-wine like while still being distinctly beer. Not sour, but leaning into a dry grape flavor and having something approaching a tannen character. It's not bad at all, and it stands out which counts for something in my book. Drinks smooth and finishes nicely. Give this a try. You'll remember it.

 

 

 

 

 

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