Tangerine Triple Stars
Celestial Beerworks

What more do you want in a triple hazy? Thick velvety mouthfeel, earthy, cloudy, dank, bright, thick, juicy, pulpy, alive. Can go toe to toe with just about any hazy.

L-Pours a dusty and deeply golden bodied ale with a quarter fingered lacy head. The head has lingered quite a while.
S- Immediate fresh and tartly sweet tangerine. Candied orange follows. Other tropical fruit notes are present, such as papaya and mango. Those citra hops are coming in full force. Dank, piney notes from the strata give this aroma a sweet and slightly earthy funk aroma.
T-From the sip, I get candy sweet tangerine and other citrus fruit up front, followed by piney resin, and a solid bitter bite. Little to no alcohol is found. For a beer this high abv. with no boozyness, I'm equally impressed and shocked.
F-Velvety medium bodied mouthfeel. Solid pop of carbonation.
O-A well crafted New England IPA from Celestial once again.

The abv is wonderfully hidden in a deliciously sweet treat of a beer that makes me appreciate a style so overkilled it isn't even funny at this point. Celestial Beerworks is the Treehouse of the south, to me. They are constantly reinventing the wheel for New England IPAs. The tall tale sign that this brewery is legit, is the fact that I know I'm drinking a celestial beer distinctly from the hop characteristic. They are carving our their own path, and I really do appreciate that about them.

 

Had this beer at the brewery poured from tap into a half pint glass.

Bright yellowish orange color with good creamy head and nice lacing. Smell and taste of tangerine. This beer is a huge juice bomb. Flavor of tangerine, orange, grapefruit and candied oranges. The citrus becomes more intense as it warms. Smooth, silky feel like fresh squeezed orange juice. This is a beer I would get again.