Oceania Punch
Moksa Brewing Company

12/17/18

Appearance - Pours murky and straw yellow in color with a thin head that fizzes away almost as quickly as it's poured, resulting in a barren surface with tiny bubbles making their way to the surface before disappearing once they reach it. Needless to say, no lacing.

Smell - Melony aroma, mostly, with lesser grapefruit, yeast and a hint of papaya.

Taste - Flavor is fruity and juicy, with white grapefruit, lesser papaya and melon. Touch of white grape. Light, black peppery notes develop mid-taste and hang to the end. Finishes with mild grapefruit pith, a bit of lemon tartness and some grassy bitterness, which hangs in the aftertaste along with the pith.

Mouthfeel - Medium-bodied with tingly carbonation. Slick, easy drinker with a crisp, mostly dry finish.

Overall - I've had a small handful of Moksa's IPAs, and I think this one might be the best of the bunch. Really nice flavor profile while being lively and crushable.

Can dated 12/17/19 into a tulip glass.

L: Pours murky dirty brown golden with a thin ring of white low density head that had nearly fully dissipated before the pour had finished left no lacing.

S: Pleasant nose, floral with white grapes. Hints of citrus, mostly lemon.

T: More lemon prominence than the nose (even more so once it warms), still heavy on white grapes. Finishes with moderate bitterness, some astringency and slight acidity, lingers on the palate.

F: Low bodied with low-moderate carbonation, tingles on the tongue from the acidity and astringency, slick on the swallow, drys out the palate.

O: It's an interesting recipe, grabbed as soon as I saw Nelson in the hop bill. There's definitely some enjoyable elements of Nelson in there, you need to like lemon, and I wasn't crazy about the beer visually. Would drink again, but nothing I'd seek out.