When Daydreams Go Dark
Timber Ales

No can date, just 06C
Pours a frothy creamy semi dense 1 finger head with good retention, soapy lacing, hazy cloudy pale orange color

Nose brings citrus, a bit muted at first but some swirling coaxed it out, orange rind, a little lemon zest, mild tropical notes, a bit of sweet doughy malt

Taste starts with orange cream, tangerine, a hint of grapefruit pith, general citrus rind and pith, some mango smoothie and generic tropical notes, a hint of chalky mineral water softening but mostly gone, creamy doughy malt, flaked proteins, turning into more like fresh squeezed orange and grapefruit juice blended, drier finish, a hint minty like green hop, a touch of alcohol on the back end

Mouth is med to a bit fuller bod, very soft and juicy, med small bubble carb, creamy like a smoothie, hint of warming alcohol

Overall not bad, tons of citrus as expected, decent base malt, the finish adds a bit of green spicy minty bitter hop character that is a bit unpleasant, but otherwise decent beer

 

Lovely nose. Taste falls off with finish having a bit of a tropical syrupy quality?

Canned 4.4, opened 8.12, poured into a Spiegelau ipa glass

Two finger creamy white foam cap , good retention spotty lacings

Aroma is grapefruit citrus

Taste is grapefruit

Has a hop bite

Good beer

 

A: The beer is very hazy to cloudy whitish yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of gooseberry are present in the nose along with notes of grapefruit.
T: The taste follows the smell, starting off with flavors of gooseberry and finishing with grapefruit. There are some hints of alcohol and a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: You can definitely get a sense that this is a Double IPA with the hints of alcohol in the taste.

Serving type: can

 

 

A: Dank bees wax / honeycomb coloring with a pillowy foam two inch bright white head. Thick haziness. The capping is resilient though small in statue, but leaves a ton of variable lace patches. Love the coloring, the dense haziness, and capping, all worthy of a 4.

S: Pulpy grapefruit, semi-dry citrus with a small onion grassiness for aroma. Some dank oranges and tropical of a solid strength.

T: Tropical semi-dry and tart pineapple and citrus. Dank peaches, mango with a spicy bite. Grassy tropical and floral dry hopping.

M: Thick and juicy mouthful, resin and honey like fullness. Wheat like chewiness with a soft feel.

O: Overall a huge bittering factor of dry tropical hops and a spicy herbal bite. When tongue goes numb.

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03/06/21

can to snifter.

look: pale yellow, pretty big white head. foamy. body looks a little watery. good retention.

aroma: strawberry, melon, grass

taste: grapefruit, pepper, grass melon, blueberry. kind of all over the place. tasty, but sharp finish.

feel: light body, some astringency.



good, not great.

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"12/27/20" is stamped on the bottom of the tall can.

Typical look for a quality NEIPA, hazed up and juicy looking, equally nice looking froth, low sheeting and scattered fine lacing.

Dank and herbal sniff...fresh fruit coming straight through.

Delicious creation, full on tropical fruity goodness on the palate. Ripe pineapple, mango, lime all making their presence known....Hits the note...go get some