Level Beer This Ain't Rocket Surgery Hazy IPA

Beer Name: This Ain't Rocket Surgery
Brewery: Level Beer (Portland, OR)
ABV: 6.5%
How sold: 16 oz tallboy cans; on draft
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $4.67 for 16 oz tallboy can

Date Purchased: June 16, 2018 
Date Drank: July 21, 2018
When brewed? Limited-time beer. Released June 2018.

What's on the Can: "Hazy IPA with juicy and tropical hop flavors."

Commercial Description: "Hazy IPA with a bunch of hops and easy drink flavors! Made with Nelson Sauvin, Vic Secret, El Dorado, and a super fun Experimental variety!"

Where distributed: As of November 2018, Level Beer distributes within Oregon.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours hazy light orange into a pint glass. Unfiltered. White head, some lacing on the glass. 4.5/5

Smell (25%): Excellent blend of tropical stone fruit and citrus. Complementing oaty malt notes. 4.5/5

Taste (40%): Sorta nondescript at the start; muted tropical as the malt will upstage it. However, that same tropical blossoms and gets more intense as you get to the aftertaste. 4/5

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

Overall (20%): An awesome IPA. This one likely would have fared better with me had the tropical really started punching me from the start. At least that tropical presence got more noticeable towards the aftertaste. For me, the aroma was better (or more inviting) than the flavor. Still a good buy for science. 4/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.175/5