pFriem Hazy IPA

Beer Name: Hazy IPA
Brewery: pFriem Family Brewers (Hood River, OR)
ABV: 7.9%

How sold: 16.9 oz. bottles (500 mL) or on draft
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $6.02 for 16.9 oz bottle

Bottled on Date: May 6, 2019
Date Bought: May 25, 2019
Date Drank: June 3, 2019
When brewed? Limited-time or rotational beer.
IBUs: 35

What's on the Bottle: "Wanna get hazy? In pFriem Hazy IPA, you'll find aromas of strawberry, mango, and papaya, with juicy notes of grapefruit, white grape, and citrus. If you're looking for hazy,  you've clearly found it."

What's on the Website: "Seeking out from haze? pFriem Hazy IPA has tropical aromas of clementine, peach, strawberry, mango, and papaya, and juicy notes of grapefruit, white grape, and whipped citrus. Creamsicle meringue rests atop a mysterious body of grilled mango and haze. If you're looking for haze, you're in the right place. Clearly!"

Where distributed: pFriem ships to Oregon and Washington. They also have limited distribution to British Columbia, Nevada, and California. Click here to see if pFriem ships your way!

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours hazy golden into a pint glass. Unfiltered, lots of sediment sinks to the bottom of the glass. White head, some lacing. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Mostly hoppy tropical. Getting grapefruit, stone fruit, and citrus zest. 4/5

Taste (40%): Slightly malty with tropical to start, then more of the citrus takes center stage. Aftertaste includes more hoppy grapefruit, grape, and citrus, along with wheat malt. Noted at 35 IBU but to me seems more than that. 4/5

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

Overall (20%): An awesome IPA. This one seems more a hazy West Coast IPA given the bitterness on the tongue. It still has good refreshing qualities, and I enjoyed the grapefruit presence here. 4/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.038/5