Foreign Objects Mystic Flower of Perpetual Slumber New Hoppy Ale

Beer Name: Mystic Flower of Perpetual Slumber
Brewery: Foreign Objects Beer Company (New Paltz, NY; Stratford, CT)
ABV: 8.2%

How sold: 16 oz cans; on draft
Where bought: Craft Shack (San Diego, CA)  ****bought online
Price: $6.99 for 16 oz. tallboy can

Date Canned: April 25, 2019
Date Purchased: May 31, 2019
Date Received: June 6, 2019
Date Drank: June 20, 2019
When brewed? Rotational beer.

What's on the Can/Website: "Fall into the sky and drift into the infinite arms of slumber under the clouds of our most holy panacea. This New-American Hoppy Ale is hopped with Citra and Galaxy and will leave you soaked through with flavors and aromas of tropical citrus fruits, sweet lychee, and pure joy with a painless world of dreams. Sacred dark in our holy slumber...one day there'll be a cure for pain."

Where distributed: Foreign Objects is usually distributed in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia, Connecticut, and Illinois (Chicago area). Click here to see where!

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured hazy light orange into a pint glass. Unfiltered, trace sediment at the bottom of the can. White head; good lacing. 4.5/5

Smell (25%): Pleasing soft citrus tangerine and stone fruit with complementing oaty malts. 4.5/5

Taste (40%): Citrus forward; octane presents itself slightly but stops short of overpowering. Lychee more present toward the back end and aftertaste. Lovely tropical presence throughout. 4.25/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-full bodied, some carbonation. Very juicy with trace dry tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): An excellent to outstanding Double IPA. As this one warms up, it starts to drink more like its stated 8.2%, but I enjoyed the tropical presence here. Citrus on the aftertaste makes me want to take that next sip. 4.25/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.325/5