Baerlic Brewing Eldo and Friends NW Hazy IPA

Beer Name: Eldo and Friends
Brewery: Baerlic Brewing Co. (Portland, OR)
ABV: 6.7%
How sold: 16 oz tallboy cans; on draft
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $4.98 for a 16 oz. tallboy can

Date Canned: September 28, 2018
Date Purchased: October 10, 2018
Date Drank: November 1, 2018
When brewed/released? Limited-time beer.

What's on the Can/Website: "Eldo loves Mosaic and Columbus, they are his best friends—the most bestest of friends right to the end. Eldo helps them and they help him…do you have a best friend?"

Hops: El Dorado, Columbus, Mosaic.

Where distributed: Baerlic Brewing currently self-distributes their beer in the Portland metro area.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured hazy light orange into a pint glass. Unfiltered, sediment at the bottom of the can. Off-white head, virtually no lacing. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Wonderful blend of tropical orange, grapefruit, and tangerine. Oaty malts and resiny notes. 4.5/5

Taste (40%): Follows the nose, delicious combination of tropical, oaty malt, and resin. Detecting everything, multi-dimensional flavor profile. Nice tropical aftertaste. 4.5/5

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

Overall (20%): An excellent to outstanding IPA. Love the name, a play on the Sesame Street character and the El Dorado hop. 4.5/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.488/5