Claim 52 Brewing Private Eyes IPA

Beer Name: Private Eyes
Brewery: Claim 52 Brewing (Eugene, OR) 
ABV: 6.7%
How sold: 16 oz tallboy cans; on draft
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $5.50 for 16 oz tallboy can

Date Canned: October 23, 2017
Date Purchased: October 24, 2017
Date Drank: January 25, 2018
When brewed? Possibly a limited-time beer. Released January 2017.
IBU: 40

Commercial Description: A Citra single-hop IPA with a malt bill of Pale 2-Row, flaked wheat and oat malt. Read more at New School Beer!

Where distributed: As of May 2018, Claim 52 Brewing distributes to limited areas, but it is found in Portland, Oregon.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured hazy light orange into a pint glass. Unfiltered beer; sediment at the bottom of the can. White head. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Very tropical (pineapple, passion fruit, orange, tangerine) with complementing oaty malt. 4.75/5

Taste (40%): Soft, yet still assertive tropical citrus from start to finish. Lovely tropical on the aftertaste. Perhaps just the slightest bit watery, but otherwise, it's exactly what I'm craving. 4.75/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-bodied, some carbonation. Juicy with some dryness on the tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): An outstanding IPA. I have no idea how I didn't drink this beer sooner; I apparently bought it the day after it was canned - and then it took me over three months to actually drink it (note that due to mega backload of reviews, it then takes even longer for the review to go live on this blog). Amazing tropical flavors. Slight dryness but the only bitterness here is from the tropical blast you'll get. On the pricey side for a single can, but I'd still get it again. 4.75/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.675/5