Power Seat
BareWolf Brewing
- From:
- BareWolf Brewing
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 3.64%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 04, 2018
- Added:
- Oct 04, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Boto from Connecticut
4.04/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draught @ Brewery: This one pours a murky/milky golden straw yellow color. Thin white head and minimal lacing. Good nose. Fruity orange and other citrus. A little musty and dank. The taste is very good. Fruity, with a faint bitterness. A solid NEIPA.
Nov 04, 2018
Reviewed by ichorNet from Massachusetts
3.74/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very excited to be drinking a new NEIPA from the brewers who brought us the underrated Watersports International Liquid Fun Factory... in addition to being the best beer name ever, it was a super juicy and drinkable hazy IPA with a low-ish ABV for the style. This one sits a bit higher (almost a DIPA, to be honest), but its claim of double dry-hopping with Hallertau Blanc and Citra should provide enough character to offset the presumably-heavier body.
The pour is a bit dingy and uniform, as is somewhat expected from an opaque NEIPA these days, but there's a nice, solid cap of white foam sitting on top of it that just lasts and lasts. It never builds up to much, even with small additional pours, but it's just enough to take attention away from the muddled body, which has kind of a grapefruit/pineapple juice look to it. Decent collar of lace forms as soon as I take a sip... alright, I'm buckled in. What awaits us once we fully take a seat?
The nose is heavy with grapefruit peel, mango, guava, papaya and a somewhat spicy, almost rustic funky/dank/musty scent. I assume something about the Blanc does this, due to its slight resemblance to traditional Hallertau hops if you think about them more in the context of IPA usage than the traditional German lagers and ales they typically find themselves in. I'm no stranger to Blanc, but it really has a unique funk in this recipe. Almost has a rye-like characteristic, to be honest. Wonder if there's any rye in the grist? The citrusy and tropical notes combine with a little bit of stone fruit mixed in there for good measure. Like a lot of NEIPAs, this has a somewhat "indistinct" element to the nose. Hoping it picks up on the tongue.
The flavor is definitely a bit headier than WILFF was, and I can't help but think of this beer as that one's older brother. It's certainly somewhat crankier, that's for sure. There's a hit of chalky yeast and very green hops with some pineapple juice suggestions and rindlike grapefruit acidity along with a rather intense bitter finish. Yikes, this one is really not up to snuff. One-dimensional flavor profile with a rough feel and a little too much in the way of apparent ethanol. It's kind of overly-dry and not juicy or fruity like it probably should be, so it tastes like it might have picked up somewhat of a second fermentation or other batch issue. The can didn't gush or anything, though, so I'm not sure. I think this is the first beer I haven't been a fan of from these guys. Glad I only picked up one, and will definitely stick with WILFF in the future.
Oct 04, 2018The pour is a bit dingy and uniform, as is somewhat expected from an opaque NEIPA these days, but there's a nice, solid cap of white foam sitting on top of it that just lasts and lasts. It never builds up to much, even with small additional pours, but it's just enough to take attention away from the muddled body, which has kind of a grapefruit/pineapple juice look to it. Decent collar of lace forms as soon as I take a sip... alright, I'm buckled in. What awaits us once we fully take a seat?
The nose is heavy with grapefruit peel, mango, guava, papaya and a somewhat spicy, almost rustic funky/dank/musty scent. I assume something about the Blanc does this, due to its slight resemblance to traditional Hallertau hops if you think about them more in the context of IPA usage than the traditional German lagers and ales they typically find themselves in. I'm no stranger to Blanc, but it really has a unique funk in this recipe. Almost has a rye-like characteristic, to be honest. Wonder if there's any rye in the grist? The citrusy and tropical notes combine with a little bit of stone fruit mixed in there for good measure. Like a lot of NEIPAs, this has a somewhat "indistinct" element to the nose. Hoping it picks up on the tongue.
The flavor is definitely a bit headier than WILFF was, and I can't help but think of this beer as that one's older brother. It's certainly somewhat crankier, that's for sure. There's a hit of chalky yeast and very green hops with some pineapple juice suggestions and rindlike grapefruit acidity along with a rather intense bitter finish. Yikes, this one is really not up to snuff. One-dimensional flavor profile with a rough feel and a little too much in the way of apparent ethanol. It's kind of overly-dry and not juicy or fruity like it probably should be, so it tastes like it might have picked up somewhat of a second fermentation or other batch issue. The can didn't gush or anything, though, so I'm not sure. I think this is the first beer I haven't been a fan of from these guys. Glad I only picked up one, and will definitely stick with WILFF in the future.
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