Moonraker Brewing Northern Lites Imperial IPA

Beer Name: Northern Lites
Brewery: Moonraker Brewing (Auburn, CA)
ABV: 8.5%

How sold: 16 oz tallboy cans; on draft
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $7.27(!) for single 16 oz. tallboy can

Date Canned: February 4, 2019
Date Purchased: March 9, 2019
Date Drank: April 16, 2019
When brewed? Limited-time/rotating beer.

Hops: Mosaic, Ekuanot

Where distributed: Moonraker Brewing distributes to select states, including California and Oregon. They also do rotating can releases, announced on their website.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours mostly clear dark golden into a pint glass. White head; trace lacing. 4.5/5

Smell (25%): Tons of tropical citrus. Happy panda. 4.75/5

Taste (40%): Slight malt-forward, but virtually all tropical citrus after that. Mix of grapefruit, orange, and tangerine that I can detect. Aftertaste is citrus/tangerine. 4.75/5

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

Overall (20%): A world-class Double IPA. Although listed as a West Coast-style Double IPA, the tropical citrus is the mega star here. Any bitterness is either kept in check well or complements the beer. Frankly, the price is the only drawback here (but I still happily got it for science anyway). 4.75/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.713/5