Habit Loop - DDH El Dorado
Alma Mader Brewing

Pours an opaque pale yellow with a finger of dense white foam. Aroma is papaya, tangerine, grapefruit, and orange zest. Lovely, plump tropical fruits with no cutting green to end it. Flavor profile brings those juicy notes even more forward, hitting papaya, tangerine, grapefruit and orange zest again. Grapefruit is really ripe and full here. A little hop sting and green note at close. Doughy malts and soft, semi-spicy yeast at close help round things out. Mouth feel is a little prickly, but otherwise soft. Some moderate grit. Thickness is medium. Overall, a little harsh in the middle, but otherwise a steadfast NE IPA. Grapefruit heavy, but in a pleasant way.

Draft. Reviewed from notes.

16oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left sticky rings of lace on the glass. It smelled of mango, guava, orange, sweet caramel and light pine notes. It tasted of sweet tropical fruit with toasted caramel and a sharp bitterness.