Strata-fied Layers (Strata & Simcoe)
BKS Artisan Ales

Poured at fridge temp. Pours a gorgeous murky yellow with white head. Nose kicks off with a big tropical punch. Mango, pineapple, papaya. Getting some apple, green grapes, and a hint of citrus. A bit of vanilla comes through as well. Really nice smell.

Taste: Fantastic! Creamy and full of tropical fruit. It's sweet, but not overpowering at all. Mango and papaya dominate here. Gummy bears, a bit of oak, granny smith apple, and wet grass. A bit of pine, but not much at all. For a lack of better words, this comes across as subtle, creamy, and smooth. Nothing hits too hard, so it's just so easy to drink. Love it.

Mouthfeel and overall: Medium bodied with a mixture of sweet and hoppy on the aftertaste. Overall, a very well-crafted IPA.

Pours an opaque bright orange with a finger and a half of white foam. Aroma is bright papaya, tangerine, guava, and orange zest with lighter notes of grass and dank behind. It's well centered on those initial bright tropical fruits. Flavor profile is more bright tropical fruits, bringing in notes of papaya, tangerine, guava, mango, and orange. It's ripe and juicy, oozing citrus from the seams. Other hop notes are faint, but come by way of light grass. Mouth feel is medium in thickness with a sharp effervescence that nearly instantly slows down to a pulpy texture devoid of carbonation. Overall, loaded to the brim with bright tropical fruits that shine through at every level.

Served in a 15.5oz Speigalau tulip from a 16oz can.