What beer are you drinking now? #2185

NBS X-Post #3

Another first review as usual. Fantastic NEDIPA. Fantastic lasting head retention/thick soapy lacing on the glass. Aromas and flavors of big mandarin orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, and light pepper/pine hops; with balanced wheat. biscuit dough, light honeyed malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Mild pine, zesty, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; very creamy/silky/bready/grainy malts and light sticky hops in the mouthfeel. Slight lingering resins near the end of the glass. Lightly increasing lingering bitter dryness, no hop astringency. Super smooth/soft, minimal warming 8%. Feels like Amarillo, Citra, Mosaic; pretty much identical to Mainstream Pop Song. Super juicy and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; nice wheat/oat/malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. Would buy again. I remember when Stillwater only made saisons. Seem to be pushing the NEIPAs hard now, but they are good at it. 4.23


It's surprising how much stuff I get in trades that have little to no reviews. This was fantastic. Nice head retention/soapy lacing on the glass. Aromas and flavors of bit tart/sour lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, oak, cork, wet wood, hay, straw, herbal, and grass; with moderate wheat, cracker, white bready malts; lighter notes of leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Slight oaken vanilla well after the finish. Light-moderate peppery yeast/oak tannin spiciness, lactic tartness, and wine tang on the finish. Medium-plus carbonation, medium body, and fairly crisp finishing. Balanced bready/grainy malts, lactic acid, and wine tang/tannins in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing acidic/spicy/tannic dryness, no pucker/astringency. Very smooth, not overly lactic, minimal warming 7%. This is definitely super barnyard, more so than most domestic examples. Amazingly well developed Brett/Bacteria and saison yeast complexity; great Sauternes wine barrel presence, and pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Really big fan as I expected. 4.2


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