The Quiet Parts Loud
Sapwood Cellars Brewery

Draft pour into a stemless wine glass at the brewery.

L: Hazy pale yellow pour, white head with medium retention, leaves some lace, head picks up easily with a swirl of the glass.
S: Large Simcoe aroma, pine/pineapple, tropical mango.
T: Same as nose but more fruity and less piney, medium sweet to open, clean moderate bitter finish.
F: Medium-full body, soft and somewhat viscous feel that hardens at towards the finish, tiny bit of tongue prickle.
O: Nice lighter feeling double, the Simcoe hop aroma and flavor is a plus.

Hazy yellow-orange, white head, not much in the way of retention, but nice lacing.
Aromas of passionfruit, pine, grapefruit, mango, dank.
Big passionfruit and pine hop flavor, a bit of cream of wheat.
Medium bodied and appropriately carbonated.
Not a big fan of the NEIPAs, but this is alright.

16 oz can from September, split with two friends. Poured into a wine glass. Okay, so obviously this is well past its prime but you can tell it was a very tasty beer at one point. There is still a good amount of citrus, wheat, and tropical fruit going on, albeit with a stale cardboard background.

 

 

 

If this is Simcoe on display, wow why aren’t more brewers embracing this hop. It’s bursting with mango and adds a richness and punch in moderate bitter as well. Really liked this one.