No Woman No Cryo
Girdwood Brewing Company

Had on tap at Girdwood Brewery. Nice somewhat standard hazy/bit murky yellow pour with full if short lived white head; some residual lacing. Very pleasant Citra/mosaic nose; very inviting. Taste a bit more dank than expected. Familiar fruits and biscuit but not sure El Dorado helps. Kinda NE trip fruit meets WC pine. Some full body but overwhelmed by biting harsh carbonation.
Overall an ok brew, but way too many better ones out there.

 

Great tasting beer and not too hoppy for an ipa. Citrus flavors among a few others well blended together. Great overall beer to have.

love the name, enjoyed the beer too. these guys are awesome, very gracious hosts when we visited, and they are making some really solid beers, tons of hops on their menu but this one stood out the most to me. maybe not the prettiest brew in the world, a little overly dense and hazy, more orange than yellow too, showing a little more malt richness than is common in these right now, decent lacy white head from the tap. the beer smells pungently hoppy but not vegetal at all, unfortunately also not super unique, mosaic and citra dominate, a really known combination these days, but being all cryo we get a little more intensity from them, a little more of their essence in the mix, lemongrass, tangerine, canned pineapple, and green tea all jump out of the glass and into my nostrils. the flavor is equally fruit forward with some herbal support, no bitterness at all, juicy orange, sweet mango, and starburst candy, some wheat heft to the texture but it extends the delicious hops, and i do almost get a little southern hemisphere pop to this as it warms. on the edge of oversaturated and a little heavy to drink, i taste it long after my glass is empty, but a cool beer, and a nice showcase of what cryo hops can deliver. a little fine tuning would go a long way for drinkability too.

 

On tap at the brewery. White head with lace. Hazy sunset orange. The best of their ipas I’ve had. Very tropical. Orange, mango, pineapple. Very juicy. Soft. Has a peach yogurt flavor as well.

 

 

05/12/2017