Hop Luck
Offshoot Beer Co.

 

packaged 11/19/2020. 16 oz can opened 02/01/202. poured into 16 oz canning jar. abv-7.5%

look: slightly hazy orange amber. two inch head retained, fine to medium bubbles, but dies down leaving mediums thick lacing .

Smell: tropical fruits dominate, but a note of maltiness, in background.

taste: there is a beautiful marriage of the hops and the malt. you don’t get hopped out, or malted out. The hops linger with a light steady bitterness that is very pleasant. alcohol is well hidden.

feel: Medium to low carbonation, medium to full body, leaving a clean fresh mouth.

overall: Great beer. I wanted to try something new to rate, since I am new at it. I am glad that I picked this, as it really offered a nice beer to rate.

 

Poured from the can into a Spiegelau IPA glass.

An absolute golden amber bronze body, with crystal clear appearances, and lots of linear carbonation. Thick rich khaki colored head, with a three finger height and an even top island that wont budge with its huge retention. Bubbly lacing throughout, and a big gem looking amber. Just a great looker all around.

Classic hints of light citrus, but touches with treacle and a wonderful gum drop like sweetness. Juicy rich with penny candy aromas that just blow up in floral like sweetness and perfume. Just killer aroma.

The flavor is an absolute smorgasbord. Delicious touches of light honey crisp, mixing with excellent citrus and tropical fruit punch. Crispy light brown sugar, and herbal to mint finishes, with a good green herb aftertaste. Minty finish of pine and candied mint, with a good bitterness that gives off excellent wintergreen aromatics. The mouthfeel is the only knock, light giving to a crispy malt sweetness of honey crisp, but also flirts with session and less longing flavors that are more in the breath than on the tongue.

A great creation either way. Really dig this beer, and it's nearly a great one.

 

 

From a growler, pours a clear, deep gold. Towering head leaves big sheets of lacing. Smell is a nice combo of citrus, tropical fruits and pine resin, with some berry notes and spicy herbs as well. Taste follows. Feel is a little thin, and in spite of the big head, drinks the slightest bit under-carbed. Really good IPA overall, a welcome break from all the East Coast hazy juice bombs I've been drinking.