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4 - Good (buy), American Blonde Ale, Beer Reviews, Tree House Brewing Company, USA

Tree House Eureka Citra

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Brewery: Tree House Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 4.2%
Style: American Blonde Ale
Other Notes: Citralicious delight!

Brewer Description: (from can) We are delighted that you are holding Tree House Brewing Company’s intensely flavorful Blonde Ale, Eureka! Eureka features an individual hop variety identified by the date code on this can. All iterations are soft, juicy, and purvey wonderful tropical flavors balanced by a gentle bitterness. Eureka is the result of our uncompromising dedication to fresh, progressive, & delightful beer, we hope you enjoy it with laughter, good cheer, and in the company of those you love.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.23
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 30th June 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden yellow orange colour with a big three finger white head that had decent retention and left nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: Very nice tangy and citrusy grapefruit and orange zest with hints of tropical mango plus a touch of breadiness.
Taste: Good balance of citrus and tropical fruitiness with grapefruit, mandarin sweetness, pineapple and lightly under ripe mango with a touch of bread and cracker on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: More body than expected, but other than that, this was a very nice and refreshing beer that is definitely sessionable.

4 - Good (buy), American Pale Ale, Beer Reviews, Trillium Brewing Company, USA

Trillium Tiny Chicken

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Brewery: Trillium Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 5.6%
Style: American Pale Ale
Other Notes: Small Bird Series. Malts – American 2-row Barley, Valley Rye, Valley Wheat, Flaked Oats, C-15 and Dextrine. Hops – Galaxy, Amarillo and Columbus

Brewer Description: (from website) With the New England summer fast approaching we release Tiny Chicken, another edition in our Small Bird Series of lower ABV, hazy pale ales. Deceivingly diminutive in name, Tiny Chicken packs a hoppy punch with a powerful combination of Galaxy and Amarillo. Engaging aromatics pop with notes of bright citrus and peach, while flavors of tropical fruit, melon, and orange sweep over the palate in refreshing waves. Finishing crisp and dry with slight earthy/spicy grain character from the use of locally malted wheat and Danko rye.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.3
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 1st June 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A cloudy hazy orange colour with a big two finger soapy white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Citrus and juicy grapefruit, fresh squeezed orange juice and orange zest.
Taste: Very juicy citrus with grapefruit, mandarin and orange, some grape and honeydew melon, with hints of tropical mango and peach on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation and a hint of dryness.
Overall: A very nice and juicy, easy to drink Pale Ale. Perfect for a hot summer day.

4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Beer Reviews, USA

Beachwood Citraholic

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Brewery: Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 7.1%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: 70 IBUs. West Coast IPA

Brewer Description: (from website) Hopheads rejoice! Citraholic is a “modern” West Coast-Style IPA that’s focused on Citra, one of our favorite new American hop varieties. Brewed with an abundance of Citra hops, we also blend in Warrior, Columbus, and Simcoe in the kettle for good measure. Citraholic is double dry hopped for two weeks with an abundance of Citra (and a touch of Columbus) imparting heavy aromas of citrus & tropical fruits with melon and gooseberry nuances. A base of American 2-row malt and scatterings of light British caramel malt create the perfect foundation for this unique and powerfully pungent IPA. You asked for it and we were happy to deliver!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: On tap at Mikkeller Bar San Francisco. A 500ml pour into a mini pint glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour, with a one finger white head that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Orange peel, grapefruit, pineapple with hints of pine.
Taste: Bitter, orange, citrus pith, pineapple, pine and hints of caramel.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Refreshing and very drinkable.

4 - Good (buy), American Pale Ale, Beer Reviews, Bellwoods Brewery, Canada

Bellwoods Jutsu

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Brewery: Bellwoods Brewery
Country: Canada
ABV: 5.6%
Style: American Pale Ale

Brewer Description: (from website) In life, Jutsu is all about stealthy ninja techniques (well actually, techniques, skills, methods, tricks, or spells according to Wikipedia) but in beer it’s a fantastically balanced pale ale. Easy drinking with low bitterness. Brewed with an expressive Vermont ale yeast and weighing in at a cool 5.6%, it is quite easily the answer to a) your prayers, and b) the question, “What should I have to drink right now?”.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.46
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 500ml bottle with no bottled on or best before date, pouring into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw yellow colour, with a one finger white head that dissipates fairly quickly, but leaves some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical mango, pineapple, citrus grapefruit and melon.
Taste: Similar to the aroma but less tropical and more citrus. Only lightly bitter.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: An excellent surprise. A very enjoyable, juicy, easy to drink and refreshing hazy Pale Ale.

4 - Good (buy), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Bottle Logic Brewing x The Answer Brewpub, USA

Bottle Logic x The Answer 100 Hand Slap

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Brewery: Bottle Logic Brewing x The Answer Brewpub
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: Hazy New England style IPA

Brewer Description: (from can release description) An ode to the button mashing madness of classic arcade games, 100 Hand Slap is a flurry of a New England Style IPA packed with soft, tropical, Juicyfruit citrus character. A milky yellow on the SRM scale and light mouthfeel, this “fluffy” Galaxy and Citra-hopped beer drinks too easily for its steamroller 8.5% ABV. 100 Hand Slap was brewed in collaboration with Virginia’s heralded brewpub The Answer, and is the first release in our canned “Covalent Bond” collaboration series!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.39
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: On tap at Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim. A 14 oz pour into a Bottle Logic goblet glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden straw colour, with a one finger white head, decent retention, and good lacing.
Aroma: Apricot, peach, pineapple with hints of citrus and floral elements.
Taste: Exactly like the aroma. Juicy yet bitter, apricot, peach, mango and citrus rind.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice, tasty and easy to drink.