DDH Crome
Phase Three Brewing Company

No canning date

Appearance: Pours a completely hazy (5% clarity) medium to pale yellow color with a strong white head. SRM of 6. (4.00)

Aroma: Strong aromas of orange, grapefruit, pineapple, passionfruit, guava, and sweet grape. (4.25)

Flavor: Strong flavors of orange, grapefruit, white grape, grapefruit, and citrus zest. Some lime and sweet green grape underneath. (4.25)

Feel: Medium body, appropriate carbonation, smooth lightly sweet. (4.00)

Compared to Toppling Goliath Fire, Skulls, & Money 3/25: Pours lighter, milder head. Stronger aromas. More sweet pineapple, guava, grape. Less pine. More robust and sweet.

to Drekker Metaphase 3/25: Pours darker, stronger aromas. More grapefruit, pineapple, lime. Less white grape, sweet citrus, and berries.

to Phase Three Unchecked Imagination 3/25: Pours identical, milder aromas. More dank passionfruit and pine and grape must. Less orange, smooth lime, and green grape. Slightly more of a bite.

to Phase Three Unused PTO 4/25: Pours identical, Milder aromas. Less zesty pineapple, passionfruit, coconut. More smooth tropical lime and melon.

to Phase Three Be Cappy 4/25: Smaller head. Similar aromas. Less orange zest and yuzu. More smooth and tropical green melon and lime. Sweeter.

to Phase Three Linear Gradient 4/25: Pours identical, stronger aromas. More smooth tropical green melon and lime. Less citrus and grapefruit. Similar.

Overall: A fresh release from Phase Three, Chrome. Some nice Vic Secret and Moteuka, which seems to becoming more popular. Soem nice grapefruit, lime, guava, pineapple, and sweet green grape flavors. Robust, yet complex flavor. Nice hop blend with the Vic Secret and Moteuka atop a Cira and Mosaic base. This is outstanding. Fresh Phase Three is the best of the best. (Rating: 4.26)

 

 

 

16oz can
packaged on 01-09-2023
L: thick pillow of off-white foam slowly fades atop an orange juice looking DDHDIPA
S: it’s a citrus bomb! orange juice, tropical fruit, grapefruit, lemon-lime, mint
T: pithy grapefruit & orange juice & zest, pine, tropical goodness, mint, vegetal hops
F: full body, zesty & tangy on the tongue, moderate carbonation, finish is zesty citrus and bitter pine
O: another Phase Three beauty. I’m usually not a fan of Motueka hops, but they mix in nicely here

 

poured from a 16oz can into a stemless wine glass. pours a turbid gold-ish orange with two fingers of fluffy white head. beautiful pour as the foam settles into a thin blanket of white atop of hazy orange liquid. pithy orange, dank weed, bubblegum and a touch of pine on the nose - this is a nice combination of hops. taste is similar with a very dank, resinous finish. medium-full mouthfeel. fairly smooth (a little tinge of alcohol burn as it warms) and creamy. this was an excellent DIPA, which i have found to be a consistent theme with P3 for me as long as there’s no lactose or fruit added.