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3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, Spain

Garage Stood There In Wonder

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 10%
Style: New England / Hazy Triple IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Galaxy, El Dorado, HBC 630 Cryo and Idaho 7 Cryo

Brewer Description: (from can) TIPA featuring Galaxy, El Dorado, HBC 630 Cryo and Idaho 7 Cryo.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.83
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 10th January 2022, with a best before date of 9th July 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy deep orange colour with a one finger white head that had decent retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrus forward, grapefruit, lime, orange pith, citrus rind, with notes of yellow stone fruit.
Taste: Grapefruit rind, orange pith, melon, grassy, light tropical peachy notes, with a lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to light carbonation.
Overall: It’s not as juicy forward as I would have expected, but I’m happy that it’s not overly sweet like many TIPA’s. It’s may also be a touch boozy, but not overly so, or any more than the average TIPA. I think in the end, there’s nothing wrong with the flavour profile, it’s just not one of my favourites.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Equilibrium Brewery x The Eighth State Brewing Company, IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, USA

Equilibrium x The Eighth State Super Fractal Phoenix Set

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Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery x The Eighth State Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 10.5%
Style: New England / Hazy Triple IPA

Brewer Description: Super Fractal Phoenix Set uses a simple grain bill of 2row and our specific fractal fermentation profile. For Phoenix Set we used our hand selected Citra and Idaho 7 in the whirlpool and a dry hop of hand selected Citra and Galaxy along with Sabro and Strata at an even higher hopping rate than Batch 1. Super Fractal Phoenix Set pours an opaque yellow tangerine and has a big citrus nose. The flavors are a unique blend of tropical fruits, big peach, citrus, “our melon thing”, passionfruit, coconut and an underlying dankness. This beer is extremely aromatic, crushable and smooth with an BIG #EQjuice profile that might just leave you seeing beautiful shapes and spirals.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.33
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 20th January 2022, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy murky slightly dark orange colour, with a one finger white head that had good retention, and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrus pithy, candied orange, mandarin, melon, with light mango notes.
Taste: Juicy, citrus, zesty, pithy, tangy, lightly bitter, orange juice, melon, mango.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, smooth, full bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Very easy to drink with wonderful aroma and flavours, and the alcohol is well hidden that it does not seem like 10.5% ABV at all. Also love that it’s not too sweet and has good balance.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, Spain

Garage Jelly Beans

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 10%
Style: New England / Hazy Triple IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Cryo Pop hop blend, Citra and Simcoe

Brewer Description: (from can) TIPA displaying Cryo Pop hop blend, Citra and Simcoe hops.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.27
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 21st June 2021, and a best before date of 21st December 2021. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A very nice hazy golden orange colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical mango, onion, citrus zest and rind, orange, mandarin, peach.
Taste: Moderately sweet, tropical fruit, peach, mango, citrus, mandarin, orange rind, with a light to moderate bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, full bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: I’m usually not a fan of TIPA’s, but this was very enjoyable with good sweet and bitter balance, and lots of fruit aroma and flavours, while hiding any booziness well.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, Spain

Garage 1000 Bouncing Heads

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 9.5%
Style: New England / Hazy Triple IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Cashmere, Citra Cryo, Citra and Talus

Brewer Description: (from can) TIPA featuring Cashmere, Citra Cryo, Citra & Talus.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.93
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 7th June 2021, and a best before date of 7th December 2021. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy darkish orange colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy orange and grapefruit zest, tropical, mango, papaya, peach, honeydew melon, grass, lightly dank.
Taste: Moderately sweet, papaya, melon, with notes of citrus rind and grapefruit zest for a lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A bit too sweet for me. The bitterness helps, but not enough. There was nice fruit throughout though and the alcohol is well hidden.

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.