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4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Omnipollo x Tired Hands Brewing Co., Sweden

Omnipollo x Tired Hands Raspberry Milkshake IPA

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Brewery: Omnipollo x Tired Hands Brewing Co.
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7.2%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)

Brewer Description: (from Omnipollo Instagram) Dreamt up with our sweet angel creative genius life mates at Tired Hands Brewing Co. back in March 2015. Brewed with wheat, oats and lactose sugar. Conditioned atop vanilla and exceedingly aromatic raspberry. Consumingly hopped with Mosaic and Citra.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.14
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 28th March 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A very nice looking cloudy ruby red colour with a two and a half finger pinkish head that had good retention and left lots of nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: Mixed berries, raspberry flavoured candy and berry jammy.
Taste: Tart, raspberry unset jello liquid, raspberry candy sweetness, jammy with a touch of sourness at the end.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. There is a tinge of alcohol on the back end.
Overall: Nice looking, nice aroma and good flavours. Not really much of an IPA though, and seems closer to a Fruit Beer.

4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Denmark, To Øl

To Øl Hazy Tripel Citra IPA

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Brewery: To Øl
Country: Denmark
ABV: 7.5%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Brewed & canned by To Øl at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from can) New England Style India Pale Ale.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.14
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 14th February 2019. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with a big three finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: Orange peel, rind, apricot, mango and hints of grass.
Taste: Grass, pine, apricot, lightly bitter, orange rind and peel, and lemon zest.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice flavours and enjoyable. I did glance over a lot of reviews saying that it was overly sweet. Made me wonder if we are drinking different beers!

4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Denmark, To Øl

To Øl The Haze Craze IPA

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Brewery: To Øl
Country: Denmark
ABV: 6%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Hazy India Pale Ale. Brewed & canned by To Øl at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from can) Dry hopped twice with Citra & Mosaic hops and fermented with a New England ale strain, this Haze Craze IPA is both hazy and juicy – just the way we like it!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.01
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 14th December 2018. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden straw yellow colour with a big four finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: A little light, but there’s pineapple, cantaloupe, grapefruit, orange and a touch of pine.
Taste: Creamy sweetness like milk candy, peach, apricot, pineapple and papaya with a light citrus bitterness, grapefruit zest and pith.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: It tastes better than the aroma suggests. That creamy milk candy sweetness with tropical fruits just mixes really well together for my palate.

4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Epic Brewing Company, USA

Epic Tart N’ Juicy Sour IPA

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Brewery: Epic Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 4.5%
Style: American IPA

Brewer Description: (from can) We’ve combined the clean, puckering tartness of kettle souring with an abundance of juicy, citrus-driven hops to create a beer that’s the best of both world’s – Tart N’ Juicy Sour IPA.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.05
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 12 fl. oz. can, with no canned on or best before date “welcome to the party pal”. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange copper colour with a two finger off white head that had decent retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart-ish, tropical juiciness, jammy, fruit compote, lychee, apricot and peach with hints of mango and orange.
Taste: Tart, lightly sour, apricot, apricot compote, half ripe mango and only hints of citrus fruit.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice and drinks easy. Could be even more sour considering it has the name ‘sour’ in it, but the tropicalness is refreshing.

4 - Good (buy), American Triple IPA, Beer Reviews, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, USA

Sierra Nevada Hoptimum 2018 Edition

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Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 9.6%
Style: American Triple IPA
Other Notes: Distinguished yet devilishly hoppy. 65 IBUs. Malts – Two-row Pale, Wheat and Flaked Oats. Hops – Crystal, Ekuanot, Strata, Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic and Loral

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Every year, we try to top ourselves by making the hoppiest, most intense and most flavorful IPA we can muster. This year, we chose the most flavorful hops and pushed them beyond their limits in this all-new triple IPA. This reimagined Hoptimum is our hoppiest beer yet, providing a blend of tropical and citrus hop aroma that delivers a refined yet aggressive character.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.98
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 12 fl. oz. bottle, packaged on 18th May 2018. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A very nice clear copper amber colour with a just over two finger off white head with great retention that left behind some nice lacing.
Aroma: Pine, grapefruit rind, orange, lime zest and light caramel malt.
Taste: Sweet caramel malt, bitter grapefruit, citrus rind, candied orange and a light booziness.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Looks great with good aromas. Taste was also nice but it would’ve been even better if the light booziness could be hidden behind the pine or fruit. Having said that, it is a Triple IPA, so you do kind of expect it to be strong.