Good Green
Highland Park Brewery

Canned 10/20/23. ABV is now 7.2%.

L: Pours a clear gold with a fluffy white head that thins to nothing on top but stays around the edge of the glass. Lots of upwardly mobile bubbles. Thin and relatively meager lacing.

S: Aromas of grapefruit and weed.

T: Grapefruit up front, followed by dankness. Finishes dry and bitter in true West Coast IPA fashion.

F: Medium mouthfeel and carbonation.

O: A mostly classic example of the WCIPA in appearance, aroma, and flavor. Dankness instead of pineyness, but it works pretty well.

 

 

Pours a beautiful golden straw with a robust pillowy head. Supa dupa purty
Nose is bright and floral with nice sweet tropical fruit notes as well as some vaguely grassy and herbal dankiness.
Taste leads with a lightly bitter sweet orange/lime flavor that has a tropical undertone to the sweetness and a piney/citrus rind bitterness to it.
Mouthfeel is solid, good body with a decent crispness complimented by the bitter aftertaste
Overall this is a really nice WCIPA, decent balance, a little too much thin bitterness on the tail end. Otherwise a solid brew

 

 

 

 

On-draught @ Hermosillo.

B- (3.50) / WORTHY

 

Pours clear deep gold to amber with a foamy white head that persists and laces minimally. Resinous pine, grapefruit, and some tropical fruitness dominate the aroma transcending perfectly into the flavor with a hint of bready sweetness and lemon lime soda. Well carbonated, butter, crisp and dry make it a wonderful warm weather every day IPA. Cheers!

Translucent yellow ale, whose clarity depends primarily on the width of the glass. Good head production and OK retention.

Fairly dank aroma, with tons of pine, resin, and herbs. Pineapple, mango, and lemon, favoring the first, on the nose. Very solid and inviting aroma.

Hoppy right off the bat, but there is an immediate balance to the flavors - and that includes a smooth biscuity malt base. Hop notes are initially fruity: pineapple, mango, and slightly herbal. Sickly sweet dank notes take over mid palate, along with thick resinous pine. Finish is pretty smooth; not quite neutrally bitter, but very even and enjoyable.

Easy drinking beer. At 6.2% ABV, the mouthfeel isn't impressive; there are many DIPAs clocking in over 8% that are equally lively and drinkable. What's more impressive is the amount of hoppy flavor packed into the ABV, while still retaining a strong malt backbone.

This brew reminds me of Proclamation Ale's Derivative series. It's a ton of flavor, and a strong presentation, in a (relatively) low ABV package. It also reminds me of why Session IPAs just aren't my thing: instead of hoppy seltzer water, this is a full fledged ale, with all the hoppy deliciousness and malt backbone that make a true beer.

 

 

Poured from a growler a hazy, bright straw-yellow under a 3/4-inch thick white head which leaves spotty lace. Aroma is tropical juice from pineapple and passion fruit. Flavor is dankly herbal with heavy tropical. Semi-medium body and moderate carbonation. Finishes semi-dry. Easy drinking. Solid and would have again.