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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Japan, West Coast Brewing

West Coast Freestyle Sandbox Vol.4

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Brewery: West Coast Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 8.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Double
Other Notes: Hops – Freestyle Peacharine, Freestyle Pacifica, Freestyle Southern Cross & Freestyle Wakatu

Brewer Description: (from website) This is the last of our 2022 Freestyle-ONLY brews – and we saved the best for last. V4 contains what very little amounts of Peacharine we were able to get our hands on, along with other Freestyle favs like Southern Cross, Pacifica and Wakatu. V4 has plenty of pineapple and mango / tropical feels, dry and refreshing and with a touch of Peacharine is a fitting finish to ‘22 (bring on ‘23!)🔥

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

Intro: A 500ml can, canned on 26th September 2023. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky orange colour, with a big two finger white head that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, mango, citrus, orange rind, with light grassy notes.
Taste: Juicy, tropical, mango, pineapple, orange rind, citrus pith, grass, light melon, and a touch of bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied, with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Good juicy aroma and flavours. Easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Japan, West Coast Brewing

West Coast Full Hop Alchemist v.31

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Brewery: West Coast Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 8.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Double
Other Notes: Hazy Double IPA

Brewer Description: (from website) Hazy Double IPA w/ Kohia Nelson, Citra, Citra CRYO, Mosaic & Mosaic CRYO.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.09
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 500ml can, canned on 11th September 2023. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy slightly darkish orange colour, with a one finger white head that had good retention, and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Grassy, citrus rind, grapefruit peel, with some light tropical mango notes.
Taste: As expected from the aroma, grassy, grapefruit rind and peel, tropical mango, notes of peach candy, and a lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Sticky, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice aroma and flavours, with an enjoyable lasting bitter finish.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Equilibrium Brewery x Harland Brewing, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, USA

Equilibrium x Harland Lab Fluff

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Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery x Harland Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Double
Other Notes: Double India Pale Ale with Marshmallow

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) When the Harland crew from San Diego came by a few weeks ago, they tried the relatively new hop from @yakimachief HBC586 from a beer that we had on tap. Like us, they instantly fell in love with all of its saturated mango goodness and the principle hop for our collab was chosen. Using HBC586 and a touch of Citra in the whirlpool we dry hopped with Citra, Strata, and HBC586 and then put a Harland twist on things by adding a marshmallow Fluff treatment and Lab Fluff was born. Lab Fluff pours electric yellow, with huge frosted tropical notes. Flavors of ALL THE MANGO, vanilla frosting, fruit salad in cream, lychee and guava come together with a creamy push pop like finish.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.14
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass. The can was unfortunately obviously feeling light, and was underfilled by about 10%.
Appearance: A hazy intense orange colour, with a one finger white head that had decent retention, while leaving lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, mango, orange creamsicle, cream, marshmallow.
Taste: Juicy and marshmallow sweetness, tropical fruits, mango, guava, orange creamsicle, cream, marshmallow, and a light citrus bitterness on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: The obvious underfill aside, the aroma and flavours were good, especially the aroma with it’s explosive tropical and creamsicle notes.

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

Equilibrium Greenstone

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Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Double

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) Greenstone starts out with a Fractal grain bill before a Citra whirlpool and a healthy dry hop of Riwaka and Nelson. Greenstone pours an extremely vivid milky yellow with juicy notes permeating as soon as you pop the can open. Powerful flavors open up of bright orange, passionfruit, mango, and Riesling grape with lighter notes of berry, white pepper, and New Zealand earth. Greenstone has a beautiful creamy mouthfeel and our signature #EQjuice finish that will transport you to the lush and beautiful island rain forests of New Zealand in just a few sips.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.3
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a two finger white head that had excellent retention, while leaving nice lacing.
Aroma: Fruity, mango, grapes, citrus zesty grapefruit, orange peel, grassy, dank, and peppery.
Taste: Tropical fruity sweetness, mango, white wine grapes, light bitterness, orange rind, grapefruit zest, dank, green, and peppery.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable NEDIPA with good aroma and flavours. Nice balance of fruit, dankness, and pepper spice.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Equilibrium Brewery x Parish Brewing Co., IPA - New England / Hazy Double, USA

Equilibrium x Parish Ghost In The Laboratory

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Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery x Parish Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Double

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) Using a mashed up grain bill from Straight Outta The Laboratory and Ghost in The Machine, we used a massive dose of CO2 extract, Citra Incognito, and our hand selected Citra T-90s on the hotside followed by an insane amount of Citra LUPOMAX and our hand selected Citra T-90s for the Double Dry Hop; the heaviest dry-hop in Equilibrium’s history. Ghost In The Laboratory pours opaque and vivid yellow and has very strong aromas of extreme mango supported by tropical nectar. The flavor is explosive with extremely saturated notes of mango smoothie, Grovestand Orange Juice with plenty of pulp, orange tang, tropical fruit cup in syrup, dank grass, and a rainbow melon creamsicle note from our #EQjuice finish.

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

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy darkish orange colour with a nice big two finger fluffy white head that had excellent retention, and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, stone fruits, mango, melon, and orange citrus zesty.
Taste: Juicy, tropical, citrus, melon, pineapple, orange zest, with light to moderate sweetness, and a lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Just good aroma and flavours with a great creamy mouthfeel.