Double Examen #15
Barnstable Brewing

 

Thanks to JLindros for hooking me up with a can. No canning date on this so I'll take his review for the actual date.

A - Poured into my Duvel tulip a nice hazy orange juice hue with a thin one finger white head that fades relatively quickly to leave a thin halo and light wisps.

S - Aromas of faint orange juice and citrus peel notes, flashes of tutti frutti, fainter melons and a little bit of doughy malt.

T - Taste is similar to the nose with nice zesty orange notes as well as some light stone fruit notes. There is some lingering grapefruit pithy bitterness on the finish. Flashes of melon throughout along with a little bit of malt sweetness to balance. Also get some faint herbal tea like flavours.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, decent body but the bubbles are just incredibly tiny. I also get a little flash of alcohol.

O - Overall this was a decent enough DIPA. The citrus juice was nice but the flashes of herbal tea along with a rather lackluster mouthfeel prevented this from being much higher for me. Still, a solid enough beer.

Serving Type: Can

Canned 7/18/19
Pours a medium to smaller foamy thick head with good retention, good lacing, cloudy hazy medium orange color

NOse juicy citrus, mango, papaya and light tropical notes, doughy creamy malt, a bit pithy with a touch of grapefruit notes, into a nice juicy stone fruit and light melon in the background

Taste more tropical fruit and citrus, orange juice, with fair melon cantaloupe like, and some stone fruit but all fairly juicy, light mango and papaya, lots of fruit in general, with medium light bitterness, lots of pith as well, doughy creamy malt and pithy but not papery, with some minerals to soften, light alcohol flavor but not hot, drier mild sticky finish, lingering mild alcohol, grapefruit pith, a little rind, and generic citrus, then a long lingering pithy bitterness that would be nice for American IPA but not so much for NEIPA

Mouth is med to fuller bod, creamy rich pithy, medium to lighter carb which is a bit low for the style, very light alcohol

Overall pretty nice beer, good juicy fruits, citrus, tropical, melon, stone fruit, good bitterness level and nice base malt and alcohol levels for a double one, pithy but not papery or oxidized, good level of minerals and brewing salts without being overly chalky or salty, although carbonation could use a bit extra which would also make the nose pop a bit more as it's a bit muted