Smashing Sandcastles
Revision Brewing Company

Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: New England IPA
Glass: Firestone 16-oz. Spiegelau IPA glass
Price: $4.49
From: Windmill Farms in Del Cerro (San Diego), Calif.
Purchased: Aug. 12, 2020
Consumed: Aug. 18, 2020
Misc.: Canned on July 20, 2020

I’m sure another awesome beer from Revision, which make some of the best hazy beers out there. Can description read, “The biggest, baddest, smoothest hop monster you never saw, this beer brings the thunder with hops exclusively from Down Under. Intermingling notes of passion fruit, pineapple, lime and pine from Waimea, Motueka, Vic Secret and Galaxy hops.”

Poured a hazy golden color with four fingers of rocky-to-white frothy head. Could see lots of bubble streams coming up along the sides of the glass toward the top. World-class foamy and watery lacing. Almost perfect retention. (Sight - 4.75)

Smelled very sweet. In order got citrus zest, passion fruit, pineapple, guava, floral, Vic Secret, Galaxy, Motueka, caramel candy squares, apricot and lime. Much of the same from the can with Motueka leading the way. (Smell - 3.75)

Tasted a little better than the nose. In order got Motueka, guava, passion fruit, caramel candy squares, Vic Secret, Galaxy, citrus zest, pineapple, floral, apricot, lime zest and dry grass. (Taste - 3.75)

Medium body. Creamy texture. Lively carbonation. Bitter, dry finish. (Feel - 4.00)

Not as good as what I’m used to from Revision, but very good overall. (Overall - 3.75)

3.84 | 86 | B+

 

 

Can poured into a Revision Brewing Co pint glass

A: Pours hazy golden amber with an eggshell white head that settles to a firm layer and laces quite nicely.

S: Lively mix of citrus zest, tropical, and stone fruit, a touch of pine, faint earthy herbal notes, biscuity malt, and a touch of carmel sweetness.

T: Zesty citrus, tropical and stone fruit, pineapple, lime, lemon, tangelo, passion fruit, mango, apricot, and peach, and a hint of guava, underlying resinous pine, slight earthy herbal notes, biscuity malt, and a touch of caramel sweetness.

M: Medium body, moderate carbonation, somewhat soft on the palate.

O: It's got a little more bite than your average NE IPA. I didn't love it as much as I thought I would given all the southern hemisphere hops, but it's still solid.

Poured from a 16 ounce can into a plastic pint glass suitable for the beach.

Look- Straw, hazy, average head retention and lacing.

Smell- Melon, passion fruit, pineapple, guava.

Taste- Ripe melon, guava, passion fruit, slightly lime and resin.

Feel- Medium body, average carbonation, slightly prickly.

 

 

 

 

16oz can into a pint glass. Canned sometime in July 2020, so about a month old.

Looks good. Hazy pale watery orange juice body small white head shrinks to a thick ring and faint covering. Some decent lacing initially.

Some muted citrus/pine aromas.

On tasting, initially a tart citrus taste, passionfruit from the hop profile. This washes away, becomes a little piney, then some warmth in the throat. However, the overall taste is a little aggressive for the style.

Mouth medium, finish piney.

Overall, an okay drink, but doesn't sit real well on this particular palate.

Poured from a can- opaque lemony gold with frothy white head leaving scant lacing. Nose is mild citrus and not much else. Taste follows, a completely inoffensive and easily quaffable brew. Me thinks a good one for hot weather on the back deck.

 

Canned 07/09/20

Appearance - Pours hazy and light orange in color with a white, finger width head. Decent retention before dying down to a thin, broken layer of suds and a thin ring around the edge of the glass. Solid lacing, with broken sheeting, lines and small spotting.

Smell - Citrusy and green/leafy character with hints of guava and pineapple.

Taste - Follows the nose. Juicy, citrusy notes upfront along with pineapple and a touch of guava. Mid-taste brings some green, almost minty leaf, and traces of earth. Finishes with mild leafy, grassy and pithy bitterness.

Mouthfeel - Medium feel with moderate carbonation. Slick, easy drinker all the way through the finish.

Overall - Interesting, unique hazy. Australian hops do well to make this Revision hazy stand out from their other hazy offerings.

 

16oz can from Brewers Haven. Hazy yellow golden pour, lasting creamy head. Citrusy aroma with light tropical notes. Taste adds some tropical and stone fruits to the citrus, enhanced by a creamy mouthfeel. Smooth and tasty.

 

another great new beer from these guys, this one at a more modest abv and featuring all southern hemisphere hops, really delicious and distinctive, i cannot get enough revision in my life right now! this is very hazy, muted even dull looking deep yellow in the glass, almost with with a green tint to it too, a little soupy, but very soft looking, effervescent, and collecting over an inch of white head at the top. it smells real nice, lime leaf and lemongrass and melon, even a little passion fruit thing to me, very much tropical and dry hop driven, not green at all though, subtle coconut and citrus here too, a little earthiness from the grain but its pretty well in the back. the flavor is even more pungent and appealing than the nose, its amazing how early and strong the hops kick this off, id suspect cryo hops, but im not aware of these varietals in that form, i get galaxy above others it seems, limey to me, zesty even, but also sort of candied, almost a candy corn vibe to this oddly enough, rainbow skittles, purple grape candy, real green grapes, lots of bright fruit in this, really super fresh. the hop goodness coats the palate, it stays past the swallow, and there is a creamy texture from the grains in this, slightly raw, maybe oats and/or unmalted wheat in the mix, its fluffy but not that full in terms of body, and quite dry and clean on the ferment, all about the hops again from these guys, but in a very complete and cohesive beer. stunning hop profile, this four pack is going to be gone before i know it...

2 week old can into a tulip glass.

Murky brown golden with 2 fingers of medium density white head with good retention and left sticky lacing.

Nose is pleasant but mute, mostly tropical fruit and floral notes.

Taste is more dynamic, passionfruit and pine, but they seem to clash more so than mesh complimentary, pineapple shows more as it warms. Finishes with mild bitterness and some acidity.

Low-medium bodied with medium-high carbonation, lively on the tongue, slick on the swallow.

Nothing wow here more my tastes, will not repeat, glad I only bought a single can. Hops seem to clash a bit for my palate and preferences.

16oz canned on July 9th, poured into a can-shaped nonic. Appropriate hazy/opaque straw/OJ body with a fluffy and resilient white head; tropical fruit and pineapple; white grape; citrus juice and sweeter pink grapefruit; hoppy and floral; smooth, pillowy malt profile combines with the hop additions to create a sweet-er body; full-flavored but still crushable at 6%. This is a very good NEIPA.