Fresh Pow
Block 15 Brewing - Southtown Tap Room

Look: Cloudy orange with a pillowy head that holds for a bit before settling and leaving great lacing behind
Aroma: Blueberries, peach, cantaloupe melon, mandarins, some Cannabis, mango, sugar-dusted strawberries, and sweet bready malt
Taste: Mango, peach, and berries come on strong and are quickly joined by melon and orange with wafts of dank herb present as well. These all tango for a moment and develop before mixed berries, mango, and peach return to the forefront to close it out along with a light bite
Mouthfeel: Full, very soft and smooth throughout, medium-high carbonation, and a smooth finish with just a hint of a hop bite
Overall: I dig it. I’m a huge Block 15 fan and was recently impressed with their Fresh Flow IPA (hazy) so was glad to receive their winter version as a gift from my dad as I had wanted to try it as well. A tasty hazy IPA that even I’m into - given I’m not a hazy fan, and that has great hop flavors/aromas plus, like Fresh Flow has, a detectable hop bite, which I dig

Just a slight haze on the pale amber brew with foam peaking up as it swirls in the big snifter. Tangy, spritzy, and frothy on the tongue. Aromatic with citrus and resins. Flavors are from pine to fruits. Taste of peach and resins with an orange peel finish. Starts with a bit of malt, finishes on the dry side.

Brewed with a mix of hops which seem to cover a lot of flavors. Moderate bitter aftertaste. Complex and fruity and quite sippable. From the 16 oz can purchased at Johns Marketplace.

That's nice and fresh. Cloudy golden yellow body. Crisp caramel, grapefruit, spicy tropical fruit and a touch of pine. Mildly herbal as well. Mostly grapefruit and a bit of spice. I dig the hop profile. Medium bodied, good carb, soft, mildly herbal finish

Color is a hazy bright gold followed by a sudsy, thick head with moderate retention. The aroma is mostly citrusy and sweet with a hint of malts. Much like it’s aroma, this beer tastes of sweet, juicy fruits and citrus rind with a slight hint of malts.

Medium bodied with a low bitterness and moderately carbonated. It’s very soft, smooth and very easy to drink. This is a good one, it’s nothing unique or attention grabbing but I enjoyed it.

 

 

 

Obtained a couple of cans from the beer monger a month ago. Up at Whistler and wishing that this beer could be spread on the slopes since they are lacking some fresh pow! Great tasting IPA. Hazy, golden hue complemented by nice head with great lacing as the beer is ingested.

Pint from Tsunami Taproom you n Salem OR
$6
Ever so slightly have lighter gold color. Small splotchy white head.
Fruity..aromas. Not tropical..more plum. Apple lime etc. Nice.
Very tasty.. invigorating..more fruit..some balanced dank
Nice medium mouth feel.
Good IPA.. but nothing to make this a winter beer

 

 

Hazy pale gold with three fingers of white head. Rings of lace as liquid and head slowly drops.
Smell is resinous and floral with some bready malts.
Taste is big pine green dank hops with proper malt for the style.
Mouthfeel is light to medium with good carbonation. Finish is dry and plenty bitter.
Overall a big and bold IPA. Looks smells and tastes great. Date 27/12/18.

 

 

 

 

 

On tap at Growler Guys SE PDX the other day.

The beer pours a slightly hazy, orange amber color with good head retention and lacing. This beer certainly looks attractive enough. On the nose I pick up considerable tropical fruit and dank earth, which is likewise attractive. I've drunk quite a few B15 IPA's over the years, and this just smells like another B15 IPA (which certainly isn't a bad thing). On the palate I get fair amount of tropical fruit, but what sweet malt there is in this beer dries out pretty quickly, leading to a dry, hoppy, very bitter finish. It's nice enough, but frankly, I think this beer would benefit from a touch more sweetness on the mid palate. Mouthfeel is medium to fairly full, and the finish is long and bitter. Alcohol is well integrated into the flavor profile, though it's noticeable.

Another nice IPA from B15, but to be honest, it's pretty similar to a lot of other IPA's I've had from B15 over the years. Not sure I would call this a standout.

Canned on 11 Dec and reviewed on the 27th. Poured mildly aggressively into a nonic full pint glass. Hazy, not murky, pale golden amber with frothy, but rapidly fading, head. Strong citrus, herbal floral notes - like "pow". The ale is obviously hop forward, but the bitterness is well tempered. Nice mouthfeel, not a hint of malty sweetness. Seek it out.

A soft golden yellow glow, unfiltered looking but not bullshit intentionally opaque. The cap above is just that; a snow cap of white pillowy fiam that plasters the glass in increments responding to every sip.

All tropical fruit with a sugar cookie base. Mango, melon, pineapple, and orange followed by cookie dough and powdered sugar. Pine? Perhaps a touch, but it's an after thought unfortunately.

Surprisingly, the flavor is much more comprised of bitter citrus rinds. Grapefruit and tangerine peels over lemon, lime, and unripened peach. A doughy base is met by a hint of dinner crackers and a wallop of snow dampened pine needles.

The texture might be the best part about this beer. Superbly dry and bitter with a touch of dirty grittiness to it. It has an initial sweet touch but it's overcome quickly and that is welcomed.

Not gonna lie. Wasn't a huge fan of the appearance or aroma at first, but the flavor and feel won me over. This would be one hell of a brew to sip on between runs. I look forward to having this in the lift soon enough.

Cheers.