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Striking Distance 6.0%, Wiper and True, England
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Striking Distance
6.0% New England IPA / Hazy IPA
Brewed with our old friends, and new neighbours at Arbor. Citra, Riwaka & Strata hops were chosen to tease out flavours and aromas of passionfruit, a nod to both breweries’ shared passion for the Bristol craft beer scene for over a decade. Suitable for vegans. Store and serve chilled. Our beer is unfiltered and may contain sediment - pour gently.
Non filtrée

Avis

Post author: Paul G
Paul G
@ Bottle and Jug Department
2 years ago
Striking Distance, England
3.5
Very pale and considerably hazy and opaque with fast disappearing head after a fast pour. Very juicy and dank on the nose with aromas of orange, passionfruit, apricot and mango. Light and soft mouthfeel with moderate fizz, light to medium body and medium length finish. Soft and easy drinking with plenty of juiciness and notable carbonation on the tongue. Nice to see Riwaka and strata hops together along with the classic IPA hop Citra. The dankness seems to increase over time and serves as good company to the juices. Passionfruit leads the flavours clearly with a mixture of footnotes from orange blossom, mango, pineapple, yuzu and apricot, all under the dank blanket laying consistently through the beers midriff! Arbor's pint cans advertises their value, as Arbor often are cheaper than others. The flavour content is decent though and prevents you thinking it's a cheapskate brew. This goes down easy and I'd recommend a fast pour into a glass you extract excess gas that could leave you bloated. Strata is a good choice to give off hoppy flavour and it pairs with Citra nicely, though I can't help but think these two could produce a much more resinous affair. There is only hints of pine which for me is a good thing especially for a NEIPA! It's more weed than pine and the tropical juice content is quite high, it's a good representation of a NEIPA without being outstanding. UPDATE: this beer get more rounded and balanced after breathing which makes it softer whilst retaining the dank juiciness.