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Fashionably Late
Offshoot Beer Co.
- From:
- Offshoot Beer Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 6.72%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 30, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 02, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
A juicy, hazy IPA. Hops: Citra, El Dorado, and Mandarina Bavaria; Malts: Two-Row and Pale Wheat malts, rolled oats; Yeast: S-04
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Ratings by taospowder:
Rated by taospowder from New Mexico
3.92/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 10, 2017
3.92/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 10, 2017
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Reviewed by 2beerdogs from California
3.99/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Somewhat hazy straw to peach in color. Fluffy white head pushes 2 inches before a slow retreat to a clingy, moderate lace-leaving half-inch pillowy head.
Smells like a tropical fruit salad with some orange zest. I'm getting hints of mango, pineapple, and I don't know, but it's tropical.
Taste is definitely a melange of citrus and tropical. Citrus is orange and floral tangerine. Citrus is mango, pineapple, and guava. Hints toward a grapefruit pithiness at the end, but then backs slowly away.
Mouthfeel is full enough, carbonated well, and slightly creamy.
Overall, this is a very good beer. Not as "juicy" as advertised, but totally respectable.
Jun 02, 2017Smells like a tropical fruit salad with some orange zest. I'm getting hints of mango, pineapple, and I don't know, but it's tropical.
Taste is definitely a melange of citrus and tropical. Citrus is orange and floral tangerine. Citrus is mango, pineapple, and guava. Hints toward a grapefruit pithiness at the end, but then backs slowly away.
Mouthfeel is full enough, carbonated well, and slightly creamy.
Overall, this is a very good beer. Not as "juicy" as advertised, but totally respectable.
Reviewed by FriedSlug from North Carolina
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A nice hazy pale gold beer with a light foamy head. Smells like grapefruit, pineapple and pine. Taste is lightly sweet with a lot of pineapple and tangerine. Medium to light mouthfeel. Really tasty beer.
May 26, 2017Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire
4.47/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a 13 Weyerbacher tulip glass canned on 4/25/17. Pours like a glass of pinapple orange juice with a two finger white head that leaves behind rings of lace.
Smell is tangerine, pinapple, mango, papaya, and grapefruit rind.
Taste follows tangerine, pinapple, papaya, passion fruit, and grapefruit.
Mouthfeel is a solid medium, moderate carbonation, not dry at all, and insane drinkability.
Overall this is a great West Coast version of a North East IPA, hazy and juicy as hell, thanks @Lingenbrau for this awesome brew.
May 24, 2017Smell is tangerine, pinapple, mango, papaya, and grapefruit rind.
Taste follows tangerine, pinapple, papaya, passion fruit, and grapefruit.
Mouthfeel is a solid medium, moderate carbonation, not dry at all, and insane drinkability.
Overall this is a great West Coast version of a North East IPA, hazy and juicy as hell, thanks @Lingenbrau for this awesome brew.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.51/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Type: 16-oz. can
Glass: Clear 14.75-oz. porter/stout tulip
From: Beer Advocate’s heresy22
Price: N/A
Purchased: N/A; Received May 1, 2017
Consumed: May 1, 2017
Reviewed as: New England IPA
Misc.: Born on April 25, 2017
Thanks, Chris!
Originally thought this was an April Fools prank when Chris told me that The Bruery would be making IPAs, let alone hazy ones. Turns out it was true in the form of Offshoot Beer Company. Can read Citra, El Dorado and Mandarina Bavaria. Was looking forward to it.
Poured a straw-to-pale hazy color with two fingers of frothy white head. A few bubble streams coming up from the bottom of the glass. Outstanding uneven lacing. World-class retention. (Sight - 4.00)
Smelled mandarin oranges, orange blossom, spoiled melon, cantaloupe, Citra, El Dorado, orange juice, peach, floral and buttery hops. Seemed to be dry-hopped. (Smell - 3.50)
Taste followed the nose almost to a ‘T.’ Got dry mandarin oranges, bitter melon, spoiled cantaloupe, orange blossom, orange juice, buttery malts, guava and hints of papaya. Got both El Dorado and Citra, and I guess the Mandarina Bavaria as well (mandarin orange?). (Taste - 3.50)
Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Abrupt, dry finish. (Feel - 3.25)
This was just OK. Would probably not have again, but was glad I got to try it. (Overall - 3.50)
3.51 | 80 | B
May 22, 2017Glass: Clear 14.75-oz. porter/stout tulip
From: Beer Advocate’s heresy22
Price: N/A
Purchased: N/A; Received May 1, 2017
Consumed: May 1, 2017
Reviewed as: New England IPA
Misc.: Born on April 25, 2017
Thanks, Chris!
Originally thought this was an April Fools prank when Chris told me that The Bruery would be making IPAs, let alone hazy ones. Turns out it was true in the form of Offshoot Beer Company. Can read Citra, El Dorado and Mandarina Bavaria. Was looking forward to it.
Poured a straw-to-pale hazy color with two fingers of frothy white head. A few bubble streams coming up from the bottom of the glass. Outstanding uneven lacing. World-class retention. (Sight - 4.00)
Smelled mandarin oranges, orange blossom, spoiled melon, cantaloupe, Citra, El Dorado, orange juice, peach, floral and buttery hops. Seemed to be dry-hopped. (Smell - 3.50)
Taste followed the nose almost to a ‘T.’ Got dry mandarin oranges, bitter melon, spoiled cantaloupe, orange blossom, orange juice, buttery malts, guava and hints of papaya. Got both El Dorado and Citra, and I guess the Mandarina Bavaria as well (mandarin orange?). (Taste - 3.50)
Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Abrupt, dry finish. (Feel - 3.25)
This was just OK. Would probably not have again, but was glad I got to try it. (Overall - 3.50)
3.51 | 80 | B
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
3.69/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.69/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Beautifully hazy, pulpy orange brew, with a good sized snow white head and good retention. NE IPA appearance.
Aroma is green and herbal from across the table; up close, plenty of citrus mingles with tropical fruit notes, along with a very earthy, spicy dankness - not quite the sweet, sickly notes one might expect. Parsley and mint; orange creamsicle; mango.
Those juicy hop notes don't translate cleanly to the palate. It's all a bit muddled, with mint, mango, pineapple, orange juice, and dank notes fighting to come through prominently. The finish has a really awkwardly earthy and pungent dank note, that I'm struggling to describe: milky or dirty? Whatever it is, it's surrounded by really lovely tropical and citrus notes on the finish, but it stands out like a clown in the middle of a game of Twister.
As it warms ever so slightly, I'm starting to get a buttery diacetyl-like note, even up front, that is rather unpleasant. I'm thinking I might have to drink the rest quickly to avoid this from becoming half a drain pour.
Lively and active, smooth; medium-light bodied.
If they were looking for a NE style IPA, they nailed the look and the aroma. Everything that follows is a let down. However, I am not generally a big fan of El Dorado hops, and Citra, IMO, shines best after at least three weeks (which puts this can in fair territory for me, as it's sitting at 19 days). My disappointment with the taste could well be the way the dank notes are presented by these two varietals.
I certainly wouldn't turn this down on tap, but it's not quite in the same class as the NE IPAs.
May 13, 2017Aroma is green and herbal from across the table; up close, plenty of citrus mingles with tropical fruit notes, along with a very earthy, spicy dankness - not quite the sweet, sickly notes one might expect. Parsley and mint; orange creamsicle; mango.
Those juicy hop notes don't translate cleanly to the palate. It's all a bit muddled, with mint, mango, pineapple, orange juice, and dank notes fighting to come through prominently. The finish has a really awkwardly earthy and pungent dank note, that I'm struggling to describe: milky or dirty? Whatever it is, it's surrounded by really lovely tropical and citrus notes on the finish, but it stands out like a clown in the middle of a game of Twister.
As it warms ever so slightly, I'm starting to get a buttery diacetyl-like note, even up front, that is rather unpleasant. I'm thinking I might have to drink the rest quickly to avoid this from becoming half a drain pour.
Lively and active, smooth; medium-light bodied.
If they were looking for a NE style IPA, they nailed the look and the aroma. Everything that follows is a let down. However, I am not generally a big fan of El Dorado hops, and Citra, IMO, shines best after at least three weeks (which puts this can in fair territory for me, as it's sitting at 19 days). My disappointment with the taste could well be the way the dank notes are presented by these two varietals.
I certainly wouldn't turn this down on tap, but it's not quite in the same class as the NE IPAs.
Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois
4.33/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 4/25. Poured into snifter. Very cloudy pale gold color with mild lacing. Big juicy tropical hop smell. Taste is milder than the smell with similar characteristics, accompanied by a slightly bitter tang in the middle with a very smooth finish.
May 11, 2017
Fashionably Late from Offshoot Beer Co.
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
28 ratings
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