Saturday, September 7, 2019

Fair State Brewing Strata Hazy IPA


Beer Name: Strata
Brewery: Fair State Brewing Cooperative (Minneapolis, MN)
ABV: 6.2%

How sold: 16 oz cans; on draft
Where bought: Craft Shack (San Diego, CA)  ****bought online
Price: $4.99 for 16 oz. tallboy can

Date Canned: February 21, 2019
Date Bought: May 20, 2019
Date Received: May 24, 2019
Date Drank: June 12, 2019
When brewed? Likely a limited-time or rotational beer.
IBU: 25




What's on the Can: "Single Hop DDH Hazy IPA" Read more about Strata Hazy IPA!

Where distributed: Fair State Brewing distributed Strata Hazy IPA to MN, WI, SD, IA, and ND.

REVIEW:
Appearance (5%): Poured hazy light orange into a pint glass. Unfiltered, some sediment at the bottom of the can. Frothy white head; excellent lacing at the top of the glass. 4.75/5

Smell (25%): Awesome, assertive tropical citrus and stone fruit with complementing oaty malt. 5/5

Taste (40%): Tropical-forward from start to finish. Fruits seem to include grapefruit, tangerine, passion fruit, mango, pineapple, and peach. Oaty malts give it amazing body and complement. Tropical citrus grapefruit and mango in the aftertaste. 4.75/5

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

Overall (20%): A world-class IPA. Fair State nailed what I wanted: a refreshing tropical-forward IPA with incredible fruity flavor. 4.75/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.788/5

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