My second 22 oz bottle of Terrapin’s first special offering. Delighted to get this in the larger serving size.
Excellent clarity on the pour reveals a super, light orange body with a nice light head, and some sticky lace. Looks clean and inviting.
Big, citrus pine in the nose. No holds barred in the aroma, and it begins to make me wonder if this is going to be one of those hop bombs that rips the roof of your mouth off. Luckily it doesn’t.
The taste is much sweeter and less abrasive than the nose would suggest. Pretty good balance. A west coast influence from the hop profile, but plenty of tasty, sweet malts balance it out nicely. In fact, in a blind taste I might even put this in a Pils category. Nice sweetness in the finish that is balanced by a hop based aftertaste – sharp and clean.
Although my review above seems quite good, paradoxically this was a tad disappointing. It just didn’t do much for me, and given it was a special release, I thought it could have done more.