Phosphorescent
Freethought

 

Excited to try this one after reading its reviews, then wondered if we were both talking about the same beer. For a sub 6 abv brew I found it to be extremely bitter. Color was enticing .. more yellow than orange. Head was creamy like. After that, for me it was all about the bitterness that punched through and overwhelmed the juiciness that I thought I was getting. Was it due to the reliance on Galaxy hops?

 

 

A - Pours a cloudy golden orange with thin whtie head. Good amount of soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is orange, mango and grapefruit.

T - The taste orange, mango, grapefruit, vanilla and light piney hops.

M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a crisp dry finish.

O - Solid NEPA. Easy drinking with low bitterness.

 

 

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on August 14, 2019. Unfiltered pale ale brewed with Galaxy hops. There are notes of peach and papaya. Smooth, creamy feel.

 

Undated (WTF) can into pint glass. Pours a very cloudy burnt orange/amber with a modest off-white head. Initial impression is an extraordinarily juicy mix of orange, mango, pineapple, and grapefruit with a fairly strong caramel presence. Mouthfeel is nice and sticky; carbonation is fairly light. Finish is more juiciness with very little residual bitterness. Definitely not cloying, but could be a little cleaner finish for my tastes.

Can to English pint glass, the appearance was a nice thick opaque burnt orange woody grained color topped by a finger's worth of white foamy head gliding off at a decent pace. Two rings of lace stuck around for a little bit but slowly slid off into some streams.
The aroma had some deep orange peel bittersweetness. Some mango/papaya juicy character slides in with some warmth. Juniper/piney hops are even further underneath. Touch of clean bready/biscuity character evens out the balance.
The flavor meshed the bitter to the sweet through the hops and had a piney strength coming through the more I sipped. Slightly piney bitter and orange peel-like in its aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair in between quality of being sessionable and a sipper. Slight stickiness but quaint. Touch of hop zest harshness (odd sort of construable "hop heat"). Low key carbonation like a New England styled one. Piney to orange peel-like finish, some dryness and bitterness.
Overall, as a New England styled pale ale, I'd say this does the trick. And would certainly be one for me to seek again.

 

5 oz pour on tap. Appearance is extremely cloudy/turbid/thick. This is an extremely aromatic, juicy NEIPA/pale ale with tropical fruit front and center. Fluffy but slightly thick mouthfeel with very low bitterness.