Legacy IPA v2.0
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery

 

Pours a hazy pale yellow with a 1.5" white head, which lasts. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is floral, pine, citrus.

Taste is pine, grapefruit, lime, resinous.

Medium bodied, light carbonation. Dry, resinous finish.

Another great IPA from Saranac.

 

A rather translucent amber colored liquid has left its 12 oz. bottle for a clear Imperial pint glass. No head nor glass lacing joined the venture. What did come was the pleasant malt/hop aroma characteristic of a good IPA. Those two elements contribute to a consistent and well-balanced taste. The malt isn't close to being too sweet and the hops leave only a slight parting bitterness at the finish. Nothing missing from the visual is missing from the mouthfeel. There's enough carbonation to make drinking this refreshing and enjoyable. This is a very good AIPA experience.

 

 

 

Pours a hazy golden with good head and lacing retention. Smells of grapefruit, mango, and pine. Lots of carbonation. A bit wet on the mouth. Some juicy orange, mango, and papaya mid-palette, but not mouth on the front palette. A slight bitter the back palette with a little orange zest. Not as juicy or fruity as Saranac's other tropical phrased NEIPAs. Actually a bit disappointing. Wet after taste so it is a refreshing beer and surprisingly crushable. I'll revisit it again, but right now I'm a bit let down and would prefer the classic Legacy recipe to this as it is far superior in my opinion.