8.5 % ABV.
This is my first beer from Equilibrium of Middletown, NY. I’ve never tried them before because they seem to all be NE IPAs and are all too expensive. This one, a collaboration with BlackStack, is an NE DIPA and cost me nothing. And so I will drink it.
All clouded up, bright golden hue, milky white head.
In the nose: soft and fuzzy, citrus and stone fruit, bold and hoppy.
In the mouth: slightly sweet, a touch tart, with a melange of fruity, hoppy flavors a swim among the murk. An amorphous blend of citrus and stone fruit, with a hint of the tropical. High ABV lurks below the surface, waiting it’s time to strike. Fuzziness hits the head, and wraps the senses in gauze.
This is tasty enough stuff, but it’s also nothing special, really. It’s the same old sameness.
The It reminds of that Tolstoy quote, how all hoppy NE hazy double IPAs are alike, but every un-hazy IPA is hoppy in it’s own way.
You know what I’m talking about.
We blended in 2-row, Flaked oats, White wheat, and Flaked wheat as the foundation for a Citra Incognito, Citra Lupomax, and Idaho 7 whirlpool before a big dry hop of Mosaic, Strata, Eclipse, and Galaxy.
The haze is dense and you’ll notice aromas of bright orange peel and tropical nectar leading into flavors of Valencia orange, earthy mango popsicle, lemon poundcake, and mixed melon. This is all stacked on top of our #EQjuice finish, a touch of hop saturated bitterness, and the perception of citrus zest throughout the palate wave.
“Earthy mango popsicle “....I never would have thought of that in a million years.
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