Hydra - Strawberry + Pineapple + Coconut
Mortalis Brewing Co.

Look - Pours a cloudy pinkish color with a light head that lasts about a minute.

Smell - Coconut, pineapple, and strawberry. The coconut is the dominant smell, which I like.

Taste - Pineapple, coconut, and strawberry. I'm not a huge fan of pineapple, but the coconut is good.

Feel - Creamy and not overly tart. Feels nice with the coconut.

Overall - I like this ok; the strawberry and coconut is good, I'm more neutral on the pineapple.

 

 

Canned 6/27/23

I definitely held onto this one for longer than I was expecting to. I forgot it was in the fridge and I haven’t really been in the mood for any Smoothie Sours in the winter. Let’s crack this one open and see if it’s still any good

Pours a murky brownish orange with 3 fingers of loose orange white lacing that slowly fades to a cap and leaves decent lacing. Lots of particulate floating around in here

Looks aside, this still smells fine, quite nice actually. I’m picking up on aromas of pineapple juice, toasted coconut, funky guava, lemon juice, strawberry ice cream, brown sugar, and light vanilla

It unfortunately takes a sweeter turn in taste but it’s still pretty good. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting strawberry, pineapple juice, mango juice, coconut milk, vanilla, lemon zest, orange juice, and light brown sugar. The swallow brings notes of mango juice, strawberry ice cream, lemon juice, vanilla, pineapple, light tangerine, and brown sugar

A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a slick beer. Finishes sticky and rather sweet

This one’s alright if not a bit bland, just definitely past its prime

 

This is easily the ugliest of the Mortalis hydra beers - lots of coconut chunks in a sickly drab yellow color. The head on this beer looks like the froth of a science experiment gone bad. And, the fruit material separates in this extremely quickly - unusually quickly for the Hydra beers. All that together makes this the least attractive beer I have had from them. Aroma is par for the course with these beers - tons of fresh fruit. The coconut is there, but pretty mild.

Taste is strawberry and pineapple - lots of pineapple - with subtle notes of coconut. Its ... fruity? With the fruit listed on the can clearly discernible in the taste? I don't know what to write ... I'm running out of things to say about these beers. Thick, smoothie like consistency with some carbonation.

This was easily my least favorite of the lineup - based wholly off the appearance

 

It’s soft and tastes as advertised, but could do with less coconut.

This one pours a hazy and gloopy-looking yellow color, with a small head and not so much lacing but just sticky webs on the glass.

This one smells like creamy pineapple, jammy strawberry, creamy coconut, and lemon.

I definitely am a bit more intrigued by Hydras that have something other than fruit in them. The coconut works well here, adding a creamy and toasty sweetness. The pineapple and strawberry are pretty much equal in intensity.

This is creamy, thick, and smoothie-like, with a decent drinkability.

This is definitely up there for me with this series.

 

 

Muddy dark salmon with a bubbly off-white uneven pinkish head.

This one is a total smoothie, even thick like one, bringing a tingly strawberry-banana like character due to the coconut, with notes of lime and brighter accents of tart pineapple via a smooth, round body that's slightly gritty.