Sky Flowers Hybrid IPA - Berry
Mountains Walking Brewery

Pours a pretty hazy gold with one finger of cream-colored head. Average-ish head retention & lacing

S: Berries, passionfruit, honeydew melon, brilliant nose that fades down the stretch

Follows the great nose, some grassiness, a hint of millet, white grapes, a little lemon up front. More grassy notes, light touch of berries, a little lemon & dryness as this beer warms up, plus some tangerine. Finishes with more citrus than berry, just a touch of mango & cantaloupe & some dryness & a little peach

MF: Light/medium body, lively carbonation, decent balance

Very easy to drink, needed a little more flavor depth to love. Could certainly see this as a great summer option, would've like a little more body

 

Pours a bright and attractive light golden pale, hazy with a towering layer of white bubbles. Very, very unique and expressive IPA from MW, a lot like the last one I tried of this series that leaned more into the floral category; this is still very floral but has a very clear and overt red berry characteristic which is fun. Very dry body, with gin-like botanicals, maybe Juniper berry as well...creamy and smooth but finishes grassy and somewhat bitter with the dryness.

really impressive series of beers here, almost more pale than ipa, and even if they have recycled the name from a different beer all together, its become something pretty special. this one is done with strawberry kush terpenes, which is an increasingly popular thing in beer, weed terps, but this to me seems to be done way better than most others, it compliments rather than intensifies the dry hop, its not harsh on the palate at all, and it doesnt make this seem greasy or anything as some of these are, really cool, super modern, and seems thiol bursting and exciting on the hop side, juicy and pungent without being overdone, nothing quite like this out there. hazy pale straw colored, creamy white headed, medium body and cloudiness. its cool they used experimental hops in this as well, makes it that much more distinctive, but there are certainly red berry notes in aroma and flavor, starting early and staying late, some general dankness, fruit punch, candied pineapple but the beer isnt sweet overall, and some grounding almost raw seeming starchy wheat underneath keeping it beery. bitterness is low but the hops are bold anyway, starburst candy, kiwi fruit, fresh picked flowers in spring, this has a wetness to it that i love, cool balance with low bitterness, and a smooth and lively texture, soft for a hazy ipa even, almost light for how flavorful it is. some of the best use of added terpenes i have seen in any beer so far, but i suspect this is just the beginning! exciting times we live in!

16oz can from Hops & Bottles. Hazy golden pour, lasting one finger fluffy white head. Floral aroma, strawberries. Taste is hoppy, strawberries, light dank notes, mild citrus. Full bodied, finishes clean.