Happier Accidents
Fillmore 13 Brewery

16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours moderately hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, red apple, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, cedar, mint, green peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light biscuit/dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, red apple, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, cedar, mint, green peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light biscuit/dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, red apple, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, cedar, mint, green peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is an excellent hazy IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestely bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Awesome Ekuanot/Simcoe profile. Very vibrant, juicy, dank, and earthy hop complexity; with a nice clean balancing wheat/oat/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.