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ForeLand Beer

Clear golden yellow brew with plenty of foam in the Stella Artois goblet. Prickly and Inviting aroma of peach and pine pitch. Tangy but not overly acidic. Woody and dark in flavor with the slightest malty sweetness. Deeply piney sort of taste. No fruits need apply to this one.

Hops are listed as Citra and Chinook. Dry and austere finish. Moderate bitter aftertaste. Interesting but not so friendly. From the 16 oz can purchased at Elizabeth Station. Canned on 06/30/2021.

Darker copper body, pine, grapefruit, more pine resin. Fairly resinous, medium lighter bodied. A bit sugary sweet, a bit out of whack. Muddled a bit, needs a bit more floral or grapefruit to be honest, sweeter than it needs to be for a west coast IPA.

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a medium golden amber with a fine, two finger white head with good retention and great lacing. Aroma of mildly caramel malt, piney and citrus hops, orange and lemon. Flavor is pale malt, piney and citrus hops, grapefruit, orange, lemon, pine with an unexpected tea note developing into a moderately bitter finish. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. An IPA that leans in the West Coast direction, but has a softness to the hops that is typical of East/West Coast hybrid ales with the pillowy character of multiple hopped East Coast styles. Flavor is good and the pine is welcome, finish a bit subdued. A satisfactory IPA that could use a bit more hop bitterness for my palette, but refreshing and enjoyable. The tea note was rather different and kept my interest.