Skipper's Last Resort
Rustic Leaf Brewing Company

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 9/15/2019. Pours very hazy dark orange/copper/amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big fairly tart/tangy pineapples, coconut, fruit skin, red grapefruit, tangerine, orange juice, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, light caramel/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of pineapple, coconut, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big fairly tart/tangy pineapples, coconut, fruit skin, red grapefruit, tangerine, orange juice, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, light caramel/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy pineapples, coconut, fruit skin, red grapefruit, tangerine, orange juice, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, light caramel/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, coconut, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with and awesome malt/lactose/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying or astringent hop/fruit flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness form lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy/acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.6%. Overall this is an awesome fruited milkshake IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, coconut, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/acidic/tangy/drying finish. Great soft feel for the style. Feels like Citra/Mosaic. Super juicy hops/fruit, with light dank/earthy notes; and a perfectly balanced lactose and wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.