Water Pipes
BlackStack Brewing

 

 

 

No canning date

Appearance: Pours a mostly hazy (20% clarity) light and pale golden color with a moderate white head. SRM of 6. (3.75)

Aroma: Moderate aromas of grapefruit, orange citrus, orange juice, with a ripe mango flesh around underneath. (3.75)

Flavor: Moderate flavors of grapefruit citrus, orange citrus, with some mango flesh and mango skins underneath. Clean and dry on the finish. (4.25)

Feel: Medium bodied, average carbonation, mildly bitter and very clean and dry off the end. (4.25)

Compared to BlackStack Strata... But Make it Pop 6/2023: Pours identical, milder aromas. Less herbal and dank notes. More grapefruit, OJ, mango. Dryer and cleaner. Winner: Water Pipes

Overall: A good offering from BlackStack. Showcases the Strata, however it’s the Talus that takes control here. Grapefruit citrus, some OJ, and some mango skins and flesh. Leans slightly green from the Talus which greens and brightens it up a bit. The Talus is there and take a bit to evolve. Pretty good, but not great. (Rating: 4.03)

16oz can. No dating information found.
Hazy, pale straw colored body. One finger of milky white head later turns into a partial cap and high ring. Leaves behind one jagged ring of lacing.
Aroma is dank pine with sweeter orange notes, also a little melon.
Taste is dank, with pine, wood, orange, grapefruit, and herb (mint). Pine bitterness at the end, but minor.
Coating mouth feel, which gets very dry at the finish. Good carbonation.
Hop dominant brew, which is dank, woody, and herbal, but also semi-sweet fruity.

Pours a hazy light lemon wheat color with a fresh but thin white head. Smell is fruity,piney, woody and herbal Taste has oranges ,grapefruit mint ,pine and berries. A herbal and dank mouth feel more dry than d=sweet with fruit ,some bitterness.