Fremont Brewing Head Full of Dynomite v.5 Hazy IPA

Beer Name: Head Full of Dynomite v.5
Brewery: Fremont Brewing Co. (Seattle, WA)
ABV: 6.8%
How sold: 16 oz tallboy cans; on draft
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $3.75 for 8 oz glass

Date Drank: August 25, 2018
When Brewed? Limited-time beer released in August 2018. An ongoing series, with a new release about every six weeks. Fremont suggests to drink this beer within 60 days of canning.
IBU: ACT (a crap ton)

Used in This Batch: "2-Row Pale, Rolled Oats, Flaked Wheat, White Wheat, and Lactose, with Mosaic, El Dorado, Sorachi Ace, and Citra hops."

What's on the Can/Website: "Head Full of Dynomite (HFOD) is an ongoing series of hazy IPAs, each one different from the one before. “Friends bring happiness into your life, best friends bring beer.” – VWP" Read more here!

Where distributed: As of September 2018, Fremont Brewing distributes to six states (WA, OR, ID, AK, CO, and Southern CA) and Japan. Read more here!

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured hazy light orange into a tulip glass. Unfiltered. White head. Good lacing. 4.5/5

Smell (25%): Resin/lupulin detected with tropical. Guava mostly dominates; akin to a  POG-like (passion fruit, orange, and guava) experience. 4.25/5

Taste (40%): POG-like to start, with complementing resin and oaty notes. Second burst of tropical towards the aftertaste. 4.25/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-bodied, good carbonation. Very juicy with trace dry tongue. 4.5/5

Overall (20%): An excellent IPA. The beers are back on the rise, as Version 5 is another notch up from Version 4. The tropical remains the rightful star, and the flavors were not watered down this time. The original version still remains my favorite, but this one is right behind. 4.25/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.288/5