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Vitamin Sea Brewing

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a very hazy golden color with a bone white head that provides beautiful lacing. The citrus aromas literally jump from the can when you pop the top, with dank orange and grapefruit notes most prominent, and a bit of lemon and a subtle sweet oat component as well.

I like where this is heading.

The orange and grapefruit are forward on the taste, but I really enjoy the lemon flavor and oat sweetness and that very subtle earthiness I’m assuming is courtesy of our friend Mr Simcoe. This is really delicious.

The mouthfeel is on the softer side per the style, something Vitamin Sea has down pat (along with the juicy flavor profile). They are the really real deal, IMHO.

 

Canned 3.18.21, opened 4.1.21, poured into a bearded iris stemmed glass

Two finger frothy, rollicking white foam cap, sticky lacings , settles to a puffy island and rings over a honey colored hazy liquid

Aroma is citrus, orange, grapefruit, lemon

Taste is citrus, grapefruit, orange, apricot

Low sudsing , hop flavor nicely lingers, hop nibble

Good beer

Very, very attractive brew, with a vibrant yellow-orange body, and excellent head characteristics.

Nose is bright and hoppy, albeit a bit muddled; picking out individual notes isn't particularly easy.

On the palate, drinks crisp, clean, and smooth - a very nice NE-style mouthfeel. Very hoppy, leaning toward moderate dankness, with equal parts citrus and tropical flavors.

 

Can courtesy of yllib.
Looks great. Brown almost orange opaque. Fluffy head.
Smells of mango and tropical fruit.
Tastes like a wide array of tropical fruit flavors. Earthy? Grapes? Thought I tasted Nelson but looked up description. It’s dry-hopped With citra and simcoe. (Other familiar and widely used neipa hops these days). Little bitterness. Little dry.
Medium mouthfeel. Good for style I believe.
Overall very nice. Nice sweet fruity flavors without being too extreme in any one area.