Siletz Bay
Beachcrest Brewing Company

This a wonderful Hazy beer with a floral citrus blend that’s similar to what a Fort George or Sunriver Brewery would make. It’s light with almost no hop bite. For a person loving a light citrus brew or Hazy it’s wonderful; and I highly recommend it.

Pours a cloudy golden straw with a finger and a half of foamy head that slowly settles to a thin cap with plenty of lacing. Aroma of citrus and peach. Taste follows nose.

Pint at Westside Taphouse in West Salem OR.
$6.00.
Pours the regulation pale hazy orange. Small off white head. Great lace.
Aroma of mandarins, peaches and lemon.
Taste similar with the emphasis on the lemon.. actually has some nice citrus hops.
Mouth feel is medium, carbonation is highish.
Clean finish for a hazy.
Well brewed

 

the fuller and bigger bodied side of hazy, which is already fuller and bigger bodied most of the time, but its not sloppy or poorly refined either, its a fine line, but they stay on the good side of it with this one. looking around the taproom it looks like one of their more popular brews. lots of juicy fruity hoppiness here, almost no bitterness, a mosaic type pineapple complexion, canned pineapple specifically, in nose and taste, but i am not sure what all hops are really in here. it also drips with ripe peach, zesty grapefruit, and even a little coconut. however, its also got a little greenness and a tiny oversaturated bite at the end which cuts into drinkability, heck with all this starchy body its a one and done sort of beer for me, but i appreciate the boldness and the freshness, and like how silky it still feels, its not packed with yeast or sediment or anything amateurish, its just buff. good carbonation helps, and there is some neat oily linger from the hops that outlasts the little moment of harshness. slightly more piney and woody and northwestern as it warms, maybe a centennial or columbus note. overall i liked their clear cold ipa better than this one, but both are solid and they definitely have a hoppy beer for either palate here which is cool. check these guys out if you havent yet, they are doing some solid beers and the space is fantastic!

edit: this is improved slightly since last year, a little lighter in appearance and body, more cleaned up, less sedimented, still hazy and fuller, but easier now, and the hops leap out of the glass, fresher and even more distinctive than i recall, pineapple still yeah but not also mango, white grape, kiwi, very tropical and summery. delicious. nice too see their progress! raising the taste score a bit...