Brain Scramblies
Turning Point Beer

L-Pours a hazy straw gold body and a nice two finger frothy head.
S-Sweet pineapple, papaya, mango, almost a sweet tart/candy powdered sugar smell. Slight funkiness. Nice peppery notes to add slight green piney notes to the end. Virtually no booze.
T-Follows the nose. The same fruity notes followed by some funkiness. Slight bitter bite at the at end.
F- Medium bodied creamy mouth feel.
O- Pretty damn good. Would absolutely have again.

 

Poured from a 16 oz can bought in Texas.

Bright straw color with a tinge of orange; totally opaque and seems to glow with refracted light in the glass. Fluffy, sticky, long-lasting white head. Aromas of orange and grapefruit and something tropical; not as strong a nose as some hazy IPAs, but it is nice. Flavors are a juicy mouthful of fruit, with orange and pineapple most prominent. Thick body with sweetness that does fade quickly after swallowing, without being too cloying. There is certainly some hops bitterness, but it is submerged below the sweetness. Alcohol is evident, but it is dangerously mild for the listed ABV. This is enjoyable and has some great hazy imperial IPA qualities, but it was so heavy and sweet that I didn't really need 16 oz of it at a time.

 

 

Juicy AF for a 12.4% abv IPA. Impressive. Alcohol is really, really well-concealed. Dangerous. Surprisingly light-ish mouth feel.

This label says a Quadruple IPA with Vic Secret, Sabro and Hallertau Blanc hops. This will be my first Quad IPA, that I know of. The typical 16 ounce can and look for Turning Point's IPAs that are very juicy looking like orange, grapefruit and pineapple in color. Often referred to as a NE style IPA. The smell is less intense as these are usually strong in the aromas of orange, pineapple and grapefruit. It did have a slightly larger head. The taste is noticeably more intense although typically of orange, pineapple and grapefruit flavors with what seems a bit of heat, although that's probably due to the 12.4 % ABV. I dig the shit out of it. Imagine that with all this much alcohol! The burning in the mouthfeel might not make everyone happy, but it's really awesome IMO. Overall? I think I better get my ass back there and get some more before it's all gone. Again. To me and being a local follower of Turning Point (as best as COVID-19 will allow) this is a NEW level of craft beer when it comes to an IPA that's obviously experimental. If you get the opportunity, don't pass this up.