Thermal Soaker
Human Robot Brewery

 

 

This version came in a pint can with a listed ABV of eight percent. All sixteen ounces fit nicely into a clear glass liter mug, displaying a yellow-amber color. It's quite opaque. A solid just-off-white head rests on top of the liquid. There's a mild malt hit to the nose. The hops hit harder, more pine notes than citrus, but both seem within the aroma. To taste, it becomes obvious this has very little barley malt. So, it's lacking a little flavor there, but a pleasant hop hit mitigates that. Like the aroma, it brings citrus and pine notes. Nearly no glass lacing is to be seen, likely because oats have replaced barley in the recipe. Neither did the head last long. At least oats usually contribute to smooth and supple mouthfeels and do here. Overall, it's tasty enough, but to a traditional IPA lover, it's missing some character.

 

Menu states brewed with 1/3 oats, 1/3 wheat, 1/3 pils malt, with Amarillo, Columbus, Citra, and Idaho 7

on draft at the brewery, in stemless glass

opaque orange yellow in color, thick white head. Definitely get the wheat, which is a bit of a negative for me. I lot of citrus zest in the hops. Fairly bitterness to balance the sweetness