Arvo
Nod Hill Brewery

16 ounce can, that is undated as far as I can tell.

Typical nice looking NEIPA style look to this one, hazed up and leaving ample fine spotty lacing.

Mild tropical fruit sniff, with some pineapple, and mango coming to mind.

Tasty creation, with more of the sniff filtering through onto the palate. Pleasing and easy drinking...nice everyday kinda NEIPA...well worth a try

 

-a cloudy yellow can pour with a 1.5 cm foam cap and a lemony aroma.
The flavor has a deep malt aspect and citrus and guava hop notes.
The hop bitterness is low.
This is flavorful and is relatively light-bodied.

This beer looks pretty good, unfiltered however is usually great for body and flavor, not so great for appearance. Cloudy, amber yellow sporting and dense, creamy head that left sheets of thin lace in it's wake. Remnants of the tiny bubble head hung tough to the semi bitter end.
Initial blast of aromas when popping the can was loud and pungent - full of classic left coast IPA smells of coniferous forest, fields of wildflowers and some tangerine wedges floating in malted milk. But after the first terpenoids and aromatics blew off, sharp notes of higher alcohols and stale lemons seem to take over.
Flavor is balanced and tasty having a unique and intriguing malt character, like an orange glazed bran donut along side a pine needle, arugula and black pepper salad. Sour alcohol aromas still waft in and out in an unfriendly way.
Finiish is long and IPA hoppy, leaving a warm bitter bite on the tongue.
Body is on the lighter side of medium and the resulting mouthfeel is a bit thin. At 7.7% this is in ordinary IPA territory and certainly shy of Imperial or double status.
As an IPA this is a nice beer with good balance and interesting, unique flavors, but as an Imperial/Double it falls short.
Still a tasty ale most hop heads will enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A: The beer is very hazy to cloudy pale yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of orange and grapefruit citrus are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of lime and grapefruit citrus along with hints of oranges. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied, juicy, and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a hop-forward Imperial IPA that does a very good job at hiding any traces of alcohol from the taste.

Serving type: can