American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

RB transfer

 

My all-time favorite beer. I wish they would bring it back at least once a year if not full time. Perhaps the Grateful Dead licensing cut a bit too much into profits? Oh well, on to my recollection of the beer...

Look: Beautiful ruby orange haze.

Smell: Juicy, vibrant, some biting astringency underneath, but perfectly balances the juiciness. Wonderful fruit aromatics, something like a sweet ruby red grapefruit.

Taste: Out of this world. Perfectly balanced, with a punchiness that lasts through the whole can. What you'd expect from a flawless expression of a juicy hazy IPA that doesn't lean too far in any one direction to throw it off-kilter.

Feel: Lovely, coating, long lasting, biting, and leaves you wanting more.

Overall: If they would bring this back I'd pay twice whatever would be reasonable in order to get my hands on it.

Fallbacks until they bring it back: Cisco Wandering Haze, and for winter 2024 Dogfish Head "Covered in Nuggs", though that's quite a bit more piney (which I like but that you might not if you are looking for a ruby red juice bomb).

 

 

 

 

Pours a nice two finger head the color of vanilla ice cream. Deep straw color. Still hazy but less so than others. Not opaque by any means. Smells of tropical fruit and a bit of citrus. Tastes the same, but a hint of honey. Slightly sweet. Good full mouthfeel. Well balanced with mouthfeel, bitterness, sweetness, and hops flavor. Solid beer.

Dogfish makes beer and they make it well. Costs a few dollars but it's good as hell..

Canned on 9.02.20. Bought a sixer at Total Wine. Pours to a slightly cloudy, lemon hue with ample head and lace. Aroma is sweet tropical fruits. Taste starts slightly fruity sweet -- oranges and grapefruit --ending with a pleasant dry, hoppy finish. Mouthfeel, ABV is balanced. This is an excellent brew at a fair price. I will be buying again. I had bought the Dogfish-Grateful Dead Granola Beer in the past; it was good but over-priced. This is a lot better!

 

In fairness the canned date is about 6 months old so that's pretty rough for a NEIPA. Still ok and drinkable, but definitely off. Has some juicy notes in there despite the age.

 

I don’t typically like IPA’s but I did like this one.

Made the mistake of getting pick your own 6 pack at a grocery store. The beer there is usually old. Beer had that too old IPA taste. Will have to try again with a fresher beer date. With IPAs , it does make a difference.

 

Another Grateful Dead beer. This one is no longer a granola pale ale, but ties in with the only beer anyone wants anymore, the hazy IPA. Even Deadheads are into them, now. So, let's drink one.

Hazy (naturally), bright golden tone, slim white head.

In the nose: Citrusy hop notes hit first, fresh and lively. Tangerine and orange, with a splash of lemon. Just lovely.

In the mouth: Juicy, juicy stuff. Splash of fruity hop flavors on the palate, ending on a dry note. Medium bodied, refreshing and delightfully drinkable.

It's a good hazy ripple IPA, and you can drink it.

 

I was pretty disappointed in this beer, not that it is awful, but not at all what I consider a good hazy IPA. Odd flavor, thin mouthfeel, average in most other ways. I like how Dogfish Head is always pushing the envelope and experimenting and they have brewed some iconic and delicious beers, but this one did not work very well for me.