Sixpoint Brewery X-Tra Thicc Hazy IPA

Beer Name: X-Tra Thicc
Brewery: Sixpoint Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)
ABV: 8.0%
How sold: On draft
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $4.00 for an 8 oz pour

Date Purchased: December 22, 2017
When brewed? Limited-time beer.

Commercial Description: "An extra thick smoothie beer made w/ Galaxy, Azacca, Citra, and Idaho 7. It's got a huge juice bomb aroma, a smooth body, & low bitterness."

Where distributed: Sixpoint Brewery distributes to several states.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours hazy peach-colored to burnt orange into a tulip glass. Off-white head. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Tropical grapefruit, pineapple, and stone fruit aroma with malty notes. 4.25/5

Taste (40%): Combination of juicy tropical with some dank/octane; the latter tried to take over just a bit too much here. Aftertaste has some tropical citrus. 3.75/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium to medium-full bodied, some carbonation. Juicy with slight dry tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): A great to awesome Double IPA. That said, I have preferred the other beers that I've had from Sixpoint. This one didn't stand out against the other hazy IPAs I've had. With the description from Belmont Station, I expected a bit more creamy experience, but it was mostly the dank/octane trying to assert itself against the tropical feel of the beer. But I did like the aftertaste. 4/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4/5