Air Hugs
HopFly Brewing Co.

 

 

Huge citrusy-hoppy up front, unique melon...esqe aftertaste. Refreshing!

16oz can from Tavour. Pours out a hazy, pale golden, small foamy head subsides leaving little patches. Soft citrusy aroma, mostly grapefruit. Bready malts underlay the citrusy, fruity flavors and finish with a lasting dry bitterness.

A: Pours a milky murky pale golden orange in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate bright yellow + pale golden yellow + honey + apricot colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense sudsy foamy white head that slowly reduces to a large patch of medium thick film covering a little more than 80% of the surface of the beer and a large patch of very slightly mottled thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Slightly heavier than moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy tropical/pineapple, tropical/melon, citrus/grapefruit and citrus/lemon hops with a very light amount of floral + herbal hops over the top of just shy of moderate aromas of biscuit + oat + wheat malts with a moderate amount of sugary sweetness.

T: Upfront there are just shy of moderate flavors of biscuit + oat + wheat malts with a moderate amount of sugary sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of juicy tropical/pineapple, tropical/melon, citrus/grapefruit and citrus/lemon hops with a very light amount of floral + herbal hops which impart a hint of bitterness which fades away quickly leaving lingering moderate tropical + citrus + floral hop flavors.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Moderate amounts of soft/fluffiness mid-body with a light to moderate amount of dryness in the finish.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a pleasantly soft/fluffy mouthfeel. Very enjoyable with really nice tropical + citrus + floral hop flavors and aromas and highlighting/featuring a hop that I have not seen used much as of yet (Taiheke). Definitely worth grabbing and HopFly continues to produce extremely solid NEIPAs.