Bold
Phase Three Brewing Company

 

 

Appearance: Pours a nearly completely hazy (5% clarity) medium orange color with a strong white head. SRM of 7. (4.25)

Aroma: Moderate aromas of orange, tropical melon, tangerine, and mandarin orange. Some floral notes too.

Flavor: Strong flavors of tropical orange, peach, tangerine tropical melon and berries. Some resinous and floral notes. Leans sweet.

Feel: Medium- to heavier bodied, average carbonation. Finishes lightly floral and sweet.

Compared to Phase 3 Perpetual Sounds 1/2023: Pours similar, slightly brighter, similar head. Milder aromas. More citrus and floral notes. Less tropical melon, berries, peach, and tangerine. Slightly more floral and bitterness and less juicy sweet.

Compared to Hop Butcher Scrap Metal 2/2023: Pours similar. Stronger aromas. More juicy pineapple, mango, melon. Less citrus zest, flower, cannabis. Less bitter. Juicier and sweeter.

Overall: Nice NEIPA here with flavors of orange citrus, peach, tropical melon, berries, balanced by the floral bite from the Talus. The Talus really does nice things here and gives a nice floral bite. (Rating: 4.25)

 

 

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on February 27, 2021.

 

This one was brewed using Citra and Talus hops. It's pretty juicy with the taste of melons and mangos leading the way. There is a slight bitterness in the finish. There was also some dankness to this too. It was good but I was hoping for more.

 

 

 

 

Served from the can in a Gale Sayers shaker pint glass.

That label design certainly is, eh? Anyway, this stuff pours a soupy sunrise amber-gold topped by a finger of glowing off-white foam. The nose grapefruit peel, melon rind, mild flowers, and that powdered sugar aspect I get from P3's yeast. The taste holds notes of orange zest, grapefruit zest, light pine, and a smattering of peach and white grape. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a fluid feel. Overall, a tasty and highly drinkable bit of haze.