And the Sun Was Blue
Coles Road Brewing

Look...wheat yellow with a well carbonated white frothy head
Smell...Light citrus melon and some grassy dank. light smell and pleasant
Taste...orange juicy melon with berries reserved by some dryness and astringency. A professional NEIPA recipe
Feel...well carbonated and a silky yet underlying conveying bitter
Overall...This pretty well done and makes me want to try some of their one offs to see what they can do. Nice and will continue to try more from them COLES ROAD BREWING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crowler filled on 7/16/20

Pours an opaque dark orange-ish gold body topped with multiple fingers of sudsy, white foam; rocky half-finger of cap, moderate, frothy collar, and a generously spread array of chunky, soapy lacing coating the walls of the glass.

Aroma opens with a deep amalgam of overripe tropical fruits, highlighting mango, guava, papaya, and pineapple primarily before focusing into touches of creamy lemon and passionfruit over the middle; a deft, boozy lime proceeds on the back end alongside soft pale malt as vague suggestions of musty mint close.

Taste features a familiar tropical onslaught, this time with slightly more focused notes of mango, passionfruit, and guava, with cantaloupe husk and pineapple essence detailing the mid-palate; guava nectar brings a peaking sweetness through the back end as an airy breath of alcohol at the finish offers the fruity overtones a harsher edge.

Mouthfeel brings medium-full body against a moderate-light carbonation offering a light, spritzy prickle into the mid-palate; developing a soft slickness with brief suggestions of a juicier tone, the aggressive hops come to lend a gritty texture over time, becoming almost pulpy into a unique finish.

A loaded and aggressive NEDIPA, highlighting a nearly unhinged medley of tropical tones, and with ample booze lending a lasting effect, both for better worse; punchy, though enjoyably expressive and largely unobtrusive on the palate as a whole.