Color Spill
Farm by Beer Tree Brew Co.

Can gifted by a co-worker, dated 02/03/21, so about 10 weeks. Thanks, Amy ! :)

Hazy ruby red with purple and pink tones[at the edges] . Looks like raspberry juice + pink grapefruit + blueberry juice. Overall effect is a turbid gray-ish red. Points off for gray, but added points for the substantial (2+finger) light pink head. :) . Leaves 1" streaks of lacing, and a 1/4" ring.

Smell is raspberry + dried blueberry. As the head fades, the aroma of vanilla taffy shows up. (It's not the vanilla-beans-soaked-in rum/booze smell that is common in beers with vanilla) . When first poured, and from the open can, there are hop-derived(assuming) aromas of pine,vague citrus, and green onion (Amarillo?) , and a slight herbal smell(Michigan Copper?) so some hint of an IPA. All-in-all, it smells pretty good .

Taste is light dried or cooked blueberry,briefly some of the citrus/pine/oniony flavor suggested by the aroma, vanilla that definitely suggests marshmellow, and finishing with the barely bitter , not-quite-mint herbal flavor present in the aroma. It suggests the horehound/sage flavor I get from Michigan Copper hops, but not as strong or definite as I usually find, so again, that's a guess. That element lingers awhile after finish, along with the creamy vanilla, and is the only bitterness that I detect.

Feel is lightly creamy, with moderate, soft carbonation tingle. Lips and front of the tongue are left with a coated feel.

Overall , pretty good, though I wish there was some tartness to dance with the marshmallow. That said, it's less sweet than I was assuming , so exceeded expectations. Good enough to try it again , though I hope a bit fresher. Not that it's bad, just that I'd expect that the blueberry would be more prominent, and the herbal flavor maybe less, or at least more defined. In any event, I'd recommend giving it a try. I don't usually like fruited non-sours, but like this one. :)

Great beer but hard to believe it’s an IPA. No bitterness whatsoever. All I taste is sweetness from the vanilla and the tartness from the raspberries. Great beer but, not an IPA whatsoever.