Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Powder Dreams India Pale Ale (Dry Hopped With Galaxy Hops And Mosaic Lupulin Powder)
American IPA
New York
7.5%
16oz, 4-Pack
$17.99
Generous two plus finger head of dense off-white foam, even surface until it starts cratering as it dissolves, very nice retention, thick streaks of lacing stick pretty much forever on the glass sides. Quite hazy liquid with fine particulate suspended throughout, very large bubbles float slowly upwards, scattered, no beads. Pungent nose of pink and white grapefruit, tangerine citrus, tea leaf, tar, dried pine sap and toasted bread crusts, curiously the pineapple, papaya, nectarine fruit scents can get lost in it all, the powerful lift keeps the dankness in check. Full-bodied and a touch foamy in texture, immediately coats the mouth. More peppery here and as that and the dry grapefruit pith settles it, the texture does firm up and percolate. Cleaner with more basic earthiness and tarriness and minimal dankness. The fruit gets sweeter, particularly if warming, into mango, apricot, peach and pineapple. Never does get the floral aspect grounded, though. Table cracker and more bread crust, the malts restrained and not too sweet. The carbonation is muscular and churns more than swirls. Has plenty of excess energy but never loses its sense of direction.
4 out of 5