Sticky Hands - Southern Exposure
Block 15 Brewing - Southtown Tap Room

Look: Opaque light orange with a frothy head that settles to a lid and leaves great lacing
Aroma: Melon, peach, passionfruit, mango, pineapple, mandarin orange, blueberries, some dank, citrus notes, and sweet bready malt
Taste: Pineapple, mango, and orange bomb right out of the gate with melon, peach, and tropical fruits following suit. Notes of Cannabis and blueberries waft in along a solid, slightly sweet maltiness that holds it all together. Good bite and a lightly dry finish
Mouthfeel: A little thick but not chewy or overwhelming, medium carbonation, some slickness on the tongue, and a dry but still somewhat soft finish
Overall: I dig it. This is a tasty and unique spin on these folks’ delicious tweener IPA/DIPA and a really fun showcase of hop flavors that I don’t always get to frequently try. Also, I found this to be a much softer beer and have less of a bite than the O.G. If you like Sticky Hands already and dig huge mango, peach, and pineapple aromas and flavors, seek this out

2020 release from Uptown Market.

A clear light orange with a dense white head with excellent retention and lacing, this looks great. The nose is fresh, juicy, fruity and tropical with mango, tangerine, honeydew, fresh squeezed OJ. The palate opens moderately fruity, quite juicy, but also quite clean with a moderate bitterness. Clean, well balanced with a really impressive fruity palate that doesn't veer into juicebomb territory. Flavors of orange, melon, peach and mango are prominent.

Mailed some VT beers to my buddy in Oregon, so he returned the favor. Green tab, southern exposure variation. Canned 07/10/17.

Bright gold beer pours into the glass and becomes hazy. Highly carbed, lots of bubbles. Thick rocky head forms 3 fingers thick and slowly dissipates.

WOW. Super dank nose. Wet hops, I mean soaking. Tropical fruit, tangerine, lime, lemon, pine buried underneath. A little hint of alcohol but not overbearing. Great nose.

Incredibly balanced actually. There's bitterness at first, and then it turns to juice. Bitterness not overwhelming. Flavor is lime, maybe tangerine, and slightly lemony. No alcohol presence at all. As the beer warms there's just enough bready malt to make this so drinkable.

Drinks like water. This is seriously dangerous. Light silky mouthfeel, just enough carbonation on the back end. There is no alcohol presence in here at all.

Pretty cool how this brewery does variations on their brews. Had to try one with south American hops before trying the standard version. The nose and drinkability trumped the flavor but make this beer incredibly drinkable still. Can't wait to try more from this brewery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On tap at 16 tons taphouse the other day.

Really like this latest version of Sticky Hands. The beer seems a bit less sweet and tropical fruit endowed, and consequently it seems like the alcohol is better integrated into the flavor profile as well. The hops used for this version seemed to give the beer more tangerine and lime flavor, and so the IPA seems a bit juicier, with a better citrus flavor profile.

One of the better Sticky Hands beers I've had in some time.