Strong sticky sweet hop aroma. Slightly sweet puckering flavor of his that fades into some yeast sweetness and mild malt flavor. A bit too sweet.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Lagunitas the Beast of Both Worlds
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Paperback Santa Was a Werewolf
Sweet hop aroma, that fairly mild. Crisp taste that fades slowly to a mild malt and yeast taste.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Lagunitas Born Yesterday
Bottled 9/30/2024, drank on 11/2/2024. Fresh, bright hop aroma. Easy on the palate with no real hop bitterness. Flavor slowly builds to a smooth hop taste that dominates, along with nose full of hops on each drink. Heavy on hop flavors, but low on bitterness.
4 out of 5 stars.
Destihl Deadhead IPA
Strong, sticky sweet aroma of resiny hops. Slight hop bite that immediately turns soft/smooth, them some minor caramel malt flavor. Leaves with hop bitterness and some yeast flavor.
It’s surprisingly very good for being an IPA just over a year old!
Canned 7/12/2023, tasted on 8/14/2024
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Upper Hand IPA
Bright, fresh aroma of hops, with a little bit of pine/resin. Slightly crisp hop bite on the palate that spreads out broadly to give tastes of both hops and malt. Full flavored, but not too bitter. Hops aftertaste lingers, then fades slowly.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Tapistry Reactor
Sweet, citrusy hop aroma. Fairly dry on the palate (yeast effect?) with a minor citrus sweetness. This gets replaced by a slightly caramel malt sweetness. Leaves the palate with a pleasant slight sweetness of malt and yeast work citrus hops hiding in background. Very pleasant.
Be sure to swirl the can to get any hop residue mixed up and into your glass.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Barrio Citrazona IPA
Bright hop aroma. Sweet hop flavor that’s flat and dry on the palate. Yeast flavor lingers briefly but overall palate is left clean with just hints of smooth malt.
4 out of 5 stars.
Huss Brewing Cooper State IPA
Sweet hop aroma, almost sugary. Hop twang with a slight caramel malt backbone, and a slightly bitter hop edge in the aftertaste. This gives way to a flower hop flavor that them fades slowly.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Wilderness Refuge Arizona IPA
Bright fruity hop aromas. Full flavored hop sweetness with a slight twang. Slight lingering bitterness somewhat like grapefruit.
Canned 1/12/2024, drank 4/28/2024
4 out of 5 stars.
New Holland Mad Hatter
Almost no aroma, but with some searching, found a subtle hop fruitiness. Taste has a clean edge to it, clearing the palate, then leaning some mild hop taste with a bit of clean malt in the background.
Taste fills in better after the beer warms a little bit. There is also a slight soapy taste to it, but I just had another beer (NEIPA) just before it in this same glass with no hint of that.
Canned 10/05/2023, drank 1/9/2024.
4 out of 5 stars.