Death to Ego
Alewife Brewing

Purchased at Alewife about 6 weeks ago. Assumed to be quite fresh

A: Hazy orange, wispy quickly fading head
S: Cherry, grapefruit, pine cone (strongly aromatic, which is not what others mentioned)
T: Fruit rind like a mix of pineapple and grapefruit rind, quite malty on the back end
M: Low carbonation, sharp, moderately dry
O: An unusual fruit forward beer, like a mouth full of fruit rinds, juicy and bitter. It is also quite malty. Takes a while to settle into this beer because it starts like medicine and gets better as it warms up.

Nothing overwhelming or surprising but a decent 6% hazy IPA to get when it's available. Light foam and juice, not too hoppy. Good enough to buy cans to go!

 

 

Pours a hazy orange color. Although nearly turbid, the carbonation is nevertheless visible. A large foam head retains well with thick lacing.

The nose is juicy and tropical, along with notes of citrus. Aromas of pineapple, mango, papaya, orange, tangerine, grapefruit and lime. Dank notes of peppery and piney herbal spices.

Fruity and juicy with a solid cracker malt base and a dry finish. Notes of grapefruit rind, lime, dry pineapple, mango, papaya, peach and pear. Biscuity with touches of caramel accompanied by an increasingly piney, peppery and grassy spice that also brings forth bitterness.

Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. The finish is dry with some crispness and a spicy and pithy aftertaste. The carbonation is moderate.

This is the kind of hazy IPA that I like. Juicy but dry and balanced with nice spices and bitterness. I would have again.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours an opaque orange that looks like a watery orange juice drink. Head is a finger of white foam. Aroma is tangerine, papaya, lemon rinds, melon and melon dew and bready yeast. Flavor profile brings forward more tropical fruits and citrus, with tangerine, papaya, mango, orange, melon and lemon rinds. Biscuity malts with a kick of zesty yeast add a little further depth. Mouth feel is medium in thickness with a little rindy resiny stick to it, but is an otherwise pillowy soft texture. Overall, dense hop notes without much else. A touch of hop burn at the end of the flavor profile knocks the experience down slightly, otherwise solid.

Served in a 15.5oz Spiegalau tulip from a 16oz can.