Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
Scorpius Morchella Double India Pale Ale
New England IPA
16oz, 4-Pack
Pours a gargantuan head, filling half the pint glass, just off-white, retention is average which is useful if you want to drink the beer. Fully cloudy liquid, like a yellow fruit puree with bubbles in it. Rich nose of pine sap, pineapple, peach, mango fruit and lemongrass, has a fresh dankness to it, the florality seems to get lost and muddled. Full-bodied, creamy mouth entry that dries and stiffens up before it finishes. Very good balance, herbaceous, peppery and grainy first then comes orange to lemon citrus and mango, apricot, apple fruit with a dappling of honey and cocoa. The pine less of a factor here. Carbonation is pretty good given what it has break through. Not too sweet, not too dry nor angular, good length without getting flashy. Were it just a little lighter on its feet you could pound it all day long. Still, a 16 oz. can disappears quickly enough.
4 out of 5