Hawleywood
Wallenpaupack Brewing Company

Hawleywood IPA from Wallenpaupack Brewing. 16 oz can purchased from Wallenpaupack Brewing, Hawley, PA (21/10/21). $ 7.42(including tax)/can ($0.464/oz). Stored at reefer in store and at 40 degrees after purchase. Reviewed 09/03/22. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Stamped on bottom of can “CANNED 10/21/21”. Served at 39.2 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 49.8 degrees.
Appearance – 3.5
First pour – Deep Amber (SRM 15), hazy.
Body – Deep Amber (SRM 15), muddy and opaque. When rear-lite, muddy and moderately translucent, like unfiltered cider without the chunks.
Head – Average (Maximum 2.5 cm, aggressive center pour), beige, high density and average retention, diminishing to a jagged 0.5 to one cm crown fed by moderate carbonation and a rocky complete cap. Can foamed over when the tab was pulled.
Lacing – Good - Tight band of extremely small bubbles.
Aroma – 3.5 – Aroma begins moderate caramel malt and weak citrus hops, no yeast.
Flavor – 3.5 – Light caramel malt, weak generic citrus, no yeast. No ethanol (6.8 % ABV as marked on label) taste or aroma. No gastric warming occurs. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. Ends slightly earthy.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium, approaching creamy, soft but lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.5 At five months old, this brew is in the process of returning from the west coast to its brew place in eastern PA – the malt is becoming very forward while the hops slip away. Still, I enjoy a more malt-forward IPA, particularly if the hops are losing their citrus punch. Is it worth the price point? No. Was it when it was fresher? Maybe.

Thanks to Ozzylizard for this one, from NBS BIF #14. 16oz can (dated 10/20/21) poured into 14oz teku. Poured a clean, mostly clear (a faint bit of chill haze) coppery-caramel color with an inch-ad-a-half of light khaki head that had very good retention and very light lacing.

The aroma had a solid caramel-malt base, more like the OG East coast IPAs of yore, than the WCIPA the label proclaims, topped with bright and bold citrus and pine hops.

The flavor profile followed along nicely, again hewing closer to traditional ECIPAs than WCIPAs, solid malts supporting bright hops.

The body was on the full side of medium, was mostly smooth, with just a touch of coarseness at the back, and had a finish that started lightly sweet, but dried out thoroughly and quickly.

Drinkability was very good. I could have multiples in a row, and drink it regularly.

Overall, a very solid and very enjoyable brew. what IPAs used to be like before the frooty murkbombs came stomping in. Most certainly worth your time if you see it.