A West Coast IPA with Mosaic, Galaxy and Strata hops.
Recipe for this post can be found here.
Appearance
Pours a pale golden orange with a bit of haze. A creamy white head sits atop that sticks around for awhile and leaves some legs of lacing over time.
Aroma
I get some stone fruit, guava, mild sweetness and an overall general citrus character on the nose.
Taste/Mouthfeel
The beer has medium carbonation. It is very fruit forward at first followed by a small amount of sweetness and a medium bitterness in the finish. In terms of fruit flavor I get notes of blueberry, strawberry and general citrus flavor, like in the aroma. There is somewhat of a hop burn in the finish.
Impressions
This is an interesting beer. I had some problems keeping the temperature consistent during fermentation, so it got hotter than I would have liked at peak fermentation. I go back and forth on what I think of this beer. Sometimes I”m not a huge fan and other times I think it’s decent. I wouldn’t mind brewing this again but with a more consistent temperature during fermentation.
Tags: American IPA