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Hop Nation – Jedi Juice NEIPA

Hop Nation – Jedi Juice NEIPA, 2017, 7.1%ABV, 375ml can.

Drank on 13/12/2017, from I.B.S.

Appearance: 2.5 – Cloudy opaque orange juice, looks a little viscous, not much head or lacing.

Smell/Aroma: 2.5 – Fruity, hoppy, juicy, peach, a slight vegetal smell.

Taste: 2.5 – Initially fruity, juicy then a big hop bitterness thats still rather smooth, but a bit green or raw, and a slight malt sweetness.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 2 – Rather dry, nothing special.

Overall: 2.5 – Its good, i guess. Its not enough of what I like about a GREAT NEIPA, but its not bad.

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Green Beacon – 7 Bells Passionfruit Gose

Green Beacon – 7 Bells Passionfruit Gose, 2017, 4,7%ABV, 375ml can.

Drank on 13/12/2017, from I.B.S.

Appearance: 2.5 – Big head on pour, cloudy opaque light orange – lemon. No real head or lacing.

Smell/Aroma: 2 – Lactic funk, “pukey” acid, maybe a little fruityness, a little orange juice.

Taste: 2.5 – Sour, like a sour passionfruit, a little salty, quite acidic/tart. Not very fruity, no malt or hops. minerally, steely.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 2 – Slight fizz, almost bitey sour on the back of the tongue.

Overall: 2 – Its a sour thats refreshing, tart, funky, but not much fruit or other character.

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Founders – Doom Bourbon Barrel IIPA

Founders – Doom Bourbon Barrel IIPA, 2017, 12.4%ABV, 355ml bottle.

Notes: – Founders Barrel Aged/Backstage Series # 6: Doom Imperial IPA

Drank on 13/12/2017, from I.B.S.

Appearance: 2.5 – Slightly translucent orange sunset, nice head with slight lacing.

Smell/Aroma: 2.5 – Mango, fruity, slightly malty.

Taste: 3 – Like a moderate IPA with a fruity hop character, has that malt sweetness. then a hop hit to the front of the tongue. Then you get this bitterness at the back and, OK 12% theres the slight alcohol. So well hidden, scary. Its big but in stages.Gets more sweet malts as you sip and it warms.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 2.5 – Its all over with the bitterness. None of it bad.

Over all: 3.5 – This is kinda good, its bourbon barrel aged and an Imperial IPA, its heaps hoppy but its balanced with the hot alcohol and the sweet malts that cover that. This is stupid big, but drinkable.

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Beers @ Caboose 10/12/2017

Feral & Caboose colab – Mango Ganguly Mango Lassi IPA : smells like mango, sweet malt but not cloying, nice bitterness, lemon pith, grapefruit. This was very nice

La Sirens – Seven Sirens: Coffee? Lemony, sour, slightly tart, dark brown-red, really really damn good.

Feral – Raging Flem: Yeasty, Belgian yeast ants. Not bad, but all about the yeast character.

Beer Farm – Belgian Sour: This was nice, a bit bready.

Feral Raging Flem, La Sirene Seven Sirens

Mash – Knitro Ryder – Red Rye Nitro IPA

Mash Brewing – Knitro Ryder Red Rye Nitro IPA, 2017, 6.8%ABV, 375ml can.

Drank on 8/12/2017, from I.B.S.

Appearance: 2.5 – BIG Nitro thick head that slow ly dropped to thick lacing.

Smell/Aroma: 3 – Caramel/Sugary roasted grain, hoppy smells.

Taste: 2.5 – Sweet malt and resinous hops, a rye sharp malt character. Caramel-like malts and a lemon tart aftertaste.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 2 – Not much, a slight slick hop resin-like after taste.

Overall: 3 – The nitro and head are fantastic, this is a standard red ale with a nice nitro pour.

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Black Brewing – Black XPA

Black Brewing – Black XPA, 2017, 6%ABV, 330ml bottle.

Drank on 8/12/2017, from I.B.S.

Appearance: 2.5 – Its black, not translucent, maybe some brown on the edges.

Smell/Aroma: 2.5 – Coffee, cocoa, dark malts, but more coffee and cocoa.

Taste: 2 – This is like a short black with hops, maybe cocoa. Its nice, has a good hop bitterness and nice malt bitterness.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 2 – Nothing special, normal for an IPA.

Overall: 2 – This is nice, its an IPA with good IPA hop bitterness and nice dark malt bitterness. Its balanced and good.

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New Belgium – Citradelic IPA

New Belgium – Citradelic Tangerine IPA, 2017, 6%ABV, 355ml can.

Drank on 8/12/2017, from I.B.S.

Appearance: 2 – Amber, slightly cloudy, nice head with good lacing.

Smell/Aroma: 3.5 – Tangerine, big tangerine, citrus, slight sweet malt. They really hit the tangerine in the name.

Taste: 3.5 – Tangerine, tangerine, lemon, citrus, that progresses to a nice easy bitterness. A slight malty sweetness but not much. A little hop bitterness, citrus pith.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 3 – Slightly hop puckering but very light, a nice carbonation.

Overall: 3.5 – Says tangerine, yes, it is damn tangerine. Lovely. Very good.

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New Belgium – Fat Tire Amber Ale

New Belgium – Fat Tire Amber Ale, 2017, 5.2%ABV, 355ml can.

Drank on 8/12/2017, from I.B.S.

Appearance: 2.5 – Nice, clear, amber, Nice big head on pour, nice lacing.

Smell/Aroma: 3.5 – Bready lovely wholemeal malts, all malts, no hoppy smells, no yeastyness.

Taste: 3.5 – Malty, almost rich, bready, a light good balanced bitterness. A slight sweetness initially, A slight alcohol warmth that just sits well with the malt, Nothing overbearing. There is a hop bitterness but it is light balanced and purely bittering hops, sits on the back of the tongue.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 3 – Soft, nice, not cloying or bitter. Nice carbonation.

Overall: 3.5 – This is great, its lighter on the malt than something like an Anchor or Kona Brewing beer (which I usually find are very malt forward, and excellent), but its still malt dominant and balanced and really good.

New Belgium

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