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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.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Other Half Brewing, USA

Other Half Double Dry Hopped All Citra Everything

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Brewery: Other Half Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA
Other Notes: Citra de mayo. Double Dry Hopped Imperial India Pale Ale. Hops – Citra

Brewer Description: (from website) Double dry hopped imperial single hop IPA w/ citra.

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

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 5th May 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy yellowish orange colour with a one finger white head that had excellent retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrus rind and zest, lime, with notes of passionfruit, mango, pineapple and orange.
Taste: Lightly sweet, mango, papaya, melon, orange, light bitterness, citrus rind, dank, with notes of mandarin zest.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, crushable, medium to light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice Citra beer with lots of fruit in the aroma and flavour, and a good balance between sweet and bitter.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, Other Half Brewing, USA

Other Half HDHC Green City

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Brewery: Other Half Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 7%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: High-Density Hop Charge India Pale Ale. Hops – Centennial, Citra, Citra Cryo, Citra Incognito, Simcoe and Simcoe Cryo

Brewer Description: (from website) Our hazy East Coast IPA with loads of oats and hopped with Citra, Simcoe and Centennial gets the High Density Hop Charge treatment. Packed with a ridiculous amount of Citra flavor and aroma from our Citra Cryo and Incognito and perfectly balanced with our hand picked Simcoe, Simcoe Cryo and Centennial. Fruity, juicy, with a delicious creamy body and slight bitter finish.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.08
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 4th May 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy yellowish orange colour with a big three finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy orange and grapefruit, citrus zest, mango and melon.
Taste: Lightly sweet and bitter, melon, citrus zest and rind, papaya, notes of mango, and a tinge of peppery spiciness.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, creamy, light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking and balanced IPA. Would love to try it next to a regular Green City or even a DDH version.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Other Half Brewing, USA

Other Half Double Dry Hopped Citra + Galaxy

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Brewery: Other Half Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA
Other Notes: New centre of the universe. Double Dry Hopped Imperial India Pale Ale. Hops – Citra, Citra Lupulin Powder, and Galaxy

Brewer Description: (from website) Double dry hopped imperial IPA w/ citra, galaxy + citra lupulin powder.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 28th April 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A cloudy yellowish orange colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical notes of melon and pineapple, grass, herbal, with a touch of grapefruit rind.
Taste: Melon, pineapple, peach, light bitterness, citrus rind and zest, notes of mango, grass, herbal, dank.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, creamy, juicy, medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Nice, easy drinking and balanced.