Unchecked Imagination - Double Dry-Hopped
Phase Three Brewing Company

 

 

 

Canned 11/28/23 (3 weeks ago)

Appearance: Pours a completely hazy (10% clarity) medium orange color with a strong white head. SRM of 8. (4.00)

Aroma: Moderate aromas of orange, ripe berries. Hints of lime and berries. Subltle and complex. (4.00)

Flavor: Strong flavors of orange and tangerine citrus, some green floral, and berry notes. Hints of lime. Finishes dry and clean. (4.00)

Feel: Light to medium body, appropriate, carbonation, clean, dry on the finish. (4.25)

Compared to Hop Butcher Reply and Unwind 12/2023: Pours darker, similar head. Milder aromas. More citrus and flower. Less ripe berries and fruit punch. Dryer and cleaner.

Compared to Phase Three DDH Cloud Street 12/2023: Pours darker, similar head. Identical aromas. More orange citrus and flower. Less tangerine, green guava and melon. Slightly dryer. Overall very similar.

Compared to Phase Three Three Juiced 12/2023: Pours nearly identical. Milder aromas. Less tangerine and resinous pine. More juicy orange juice, tangerine.More juicy and clean.

Compared to Toppling Goliath King Sue 1/2024: Pours darker, similar head. Similar aromas. More berry and melon. Less orange citrus and OJ. Overall similar.
2/2024: Pours darker, similar head. Similar aromas. Similar.

Compared to Phase Three Phase of Fog 1/2024: Pours slightly lighter, larger head. Stronger aromas. More smooth orange, sweet berries and tropical fruit. Less overripe berries, and dank floral and pine notes. Very similar. Winner: Unchecked Imagination slightly

Compoared to Phase Three DDH Trio of Stars 1/2024: Pours similar, milder aromas. More citrus, lime, guava. Less citrus rind, tropical pineapple, berry.

Compared to Phase Three DDH Perpetual Sounds 2/2024: Pours darker, similar head. Milder aromas. More orange flesh, tangerine. Less lemon, lime, and floral pinapple notes. More resinous.

Overall: Nice Citra/Moteuka combo. Citrus, with a light bit of floral qualities. Drinks clean and dry. Subtle, yet complex flavor balance. It's extremely drinkable and tasteful. (Rating: 4.08)

Pours a hazy, orange coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of light biscuity malt and citrus, tropical hops, with notes of papaya and grapefruit. Taste is a great balance of light biscuity malt and fruity, juicy, slightly grassy hops, with citrus and tropical notes of grapefruit, lime peel, mango and papaya. Finishes with a light bitterness and some grapefruit and papaya lingering in the aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This makes for a quite juicy, but fairly one-dimensional fruit punch NEIPA with some vibrant, but not quite that expressive citrus and tropical hops. Maybe this just suffers in comparison to the fantastic NEIPA I had from Finback just before, but while rather nice, it doesn't feel particularly special to me, although I'm not such a great fan of these fruit punch NEIPAs in general. Overall, it's a fine example of the style that's a bit too generic for my personal taste though.

16 ounce can into a tulip snifter. Canned 5/31/23, had 6/28/23.

Pours a hazy orange yellow, with a one and a half inch head of creamy foam and some foamy lacing. Aromas of pineapple, some mango and lime, some orange and grapefruit, light malt. Smells a little herbal and floral. Flavors of grapefruit, some pineapple and orange, light mango and lime, pine, general citrus, malt, some hop bitterness. Tastes a bit herbal. Smooth, a little dry, a very good lighter body, well carbonated.

Lots of citrus, and the hop bitterness is a nice contrast to that. An all around solid beer. For no specific reasons, I just like this one.

 

 

Sampled in a taster glass from draft at Phase Three Brewing on January 16, 2021.

 

 

Excellent beer. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel with a very enjoyable flavor. Good amount of herbal and fruit notes.