Monthly Archives: June 2020

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Hudson Valley Brewery, IPA - Sour, USA

Hudson Valley All Together

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Brewery: Hudson Valley Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 6.5%
Style: American Sour IPA
Other Notes: Sour India Pale Ale

Brewer Description: (from can) A worldwide collaboration brewed to support hospitality professionals. We are all in this together, hosted by Other Half Brewing. Worldwide beer collaboration – All Together.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.28
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw yellow colour with a big three finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, grapefruit, mango, guava and peach gummy rings.
Taste: Sour, tart, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, guava, tangy, lemon zest.
Mouthfeel: Zingy, light to medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: A very nice HV interpretation of All Together. Due to its tart sourness, it is very different to all the others that I’ve tried. But at the same time it also worked out very well as the tart and fruity notes were full of citrus and tropical fruits. Just really easy and enjoyable to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Equilibrium Brewery, IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, USA

Equilibrium Super Fractal Kangaroo Set

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Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 10%
Style: New England / Hazy Triple IPA
Other Notes: Triple India Pale Ale

Brewer Description: (from website) On Pete’s recent trip to Australia, he created a new Super Fractal without even knowing it. A can of Come At Me, Bro pictured with some of our new found friends being fresh sticking out her tongue with the baby roo looking longingly waiting for his 21st bday (look closely on the label). These are BuckWild Roos inside Roos inside Roos inside Roos with those Limited edition Payton Roo shoes. With Aussie forward hops and a picture like that, Super Fractal Kangaroo Set was born. (Note: no Roos were actually allowed to drink).
Super Fractal Kangaroo Set starts off with a fractal grain bill and keeping the hops All Aussie Everything, Galaxy leads the way on the dry hop with some support from Sabro and Citra. Super Fractal Kangaroo set pours a hazy intense yellow with aromas of tropical fruit, coconut, and assorted citrus. The flavors of orange, melon, and gummy bears permeate with under an umbrella of Pina colada. Tiki drinks on an Australian beach come to mind with each sip. This beer is extremely smooth for its size and contains our explosive #EQjuice profile giving you melon and gummy notes on the backend. It’s a great example of what happens with you let your mind fractals flow freely. Drink responsibly and enjoy this Kaleidoscope of Roos raised to the fifth dimension.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.29
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can with no clear canned on or best before date, although I believe it was canned on 8th May 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a one finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Strong citrus, orange pulp, orange juice, mango, pineapple, coconut, with notes of melon.
Taste: Citrus rind, mandarin, orange, melon, pineapple, and notes of coconut.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, full bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Lots of fruit going on here, and although not my favourite combination, it was still enjoyable. In addition the alcohol was well hidden such that it was easy to drink.

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Other Half Brewing, USA

Other Half Double Dry Hopped Double Mosaic Daydream

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Brewery: Other Half Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA
Other Notes: 30 min or less. Double Dry Hopped Imperial Oat Cream India Pale Ale. Hops – Mosaic. Others – Lactose, Mosaic Lupulin Powder, and Oats

Brewer Description: (from website) Smidge of lactose, heap of oats, and a mountain of Mosaic and Mosaic lupulin.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.63
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 7th May 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy yellowish orange colour with a just over two finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweet peach and apricot ice cream, mango, citrus zest, grapefruit rind, with notes of melon and dankness.
Taste: Light to moderate sweetness, overripe mango, orange creamsicle, mandarin, grapefruit rind and zest, light to moderate lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, light to moderate bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Very nice and smooth. Sweet and bitter balance is perfect with lots of tropical and citrus fruits.