I Thought You’d Never Ask
BlackStack Brewing

16 oz can into a nonic pint glass.
L: Pours SRM 3 hazed thick dull gray-hued sweet corn yellow color with a thin eggshell white head that quickly recedes to a thin skin, very low to almost no carbonation, large chunks and lumps of sediment, almost no lacing. In the end, heavy sediment sludge at the bottom of the glass.
S: Melon, light fruits, distant American cheese funk and dank notes.
T: Sweet caramelized malts, citrus, orange, grapefruit, confectionery sugar, stone fruit, citrus zest, melon, melon rind, pine resin, light yeast, wheat/oat grains, a hint of corn. Malts are candied and are quite sweet.
F: Smooth, velvety medium to medium-heavy body with a full middle and a medium-long lightly drying finish. It gets smoother and unfortunately loose and flat with warming.
O: A quite sweet tasting DIPA that is hop-forward and has robust citrus tastes. It's radiant & rich sweetness makes it a sipper IMHO yet a light bitter finish rounds it all out. Aside from the sludge-like sediment, it's a pretty mess that's good in its style.

No canning date

Appearance: Pours a mostly hazy (10% clarity) light and pale golden-yellow color with a mild white head. SRM of 5-6. (3.50)

Aroma: Strong aromas of green papaya, grapefruit, pineapple, and some Tropical orange and mango underneath. (4.25)

Flavor: Strong flavors of oranges, pineapple, Green Papaya, melon, with a light paint and coconut bag off the finish. (4.00)

Feel: Medium body, average carbonation, a slight bite and shows the alcohol a bit. (3.50)

Compared to BlackStack Enter The Dragon 9/2023: Pours lighter, milder head. Stronger aromas. More green papaya, grapefruit citrus, and pine bite. Less tropical mango, orange, berries. Slightly more of a bite.

Overall: Another decent BlackStack IPA. Citra, El Dorado, Idaho 7, nothing out of the ordinary. Nice grapefruit citrus, zest, green papaya notes. A bit of a bite and harsh off the end. (Rating: 3.98+)