“What do dreams about water mean? Water represents the unconscious, the place our minds go and the thoughts we have when we are not paying attention. Ever dream about a Hazy Double IPA with 100% Citra Incognito Hops? Nightmare Water is just this! Let your tastebuds and unconscious free and discover notes of citrus and floral and aromas of passion fruit. Nightmare Water has said to be cleansing and healing but not ‘yet’ confirmed. It will however, leave your palate with a nice juicy finish.”

Glassware: IPA.

Appearance: Hazy pastel orange with very faint sandy golden edges. It forms a finely beaded two finger head which maintains its shape. A brilliant cascading lace is left in its wake.

Aroma: Smells like it’s a bit long in the tooth i.e muted and stewy but we’ve only just realised this behemoth weighs in at 10.5% ABV so that may explain it. It’s still too shy and subdued for our liking though. We’re getting delicate hints of canned fruits like peach, pear and mango but there’s this off-putting scent of plastic and what we can only describe as rotting citrus. No good.

Flavour: Oh my what has happened here? We can’t be certain if this beer is off/infected or whether it’s just brewed terribly coz what we’re tasting is this extremely unpleasant stewy sweetness which is emphasised by ripe paw paw and papaya. We don’t mind this in some IPA’s but when it’s totally unbalanced like it is here it’s in sink pour territory.

Mouthfeel: Pretty full, chewy and dense. Co2 is low-ish and the 10.5% ABV is pretty well hidden.

Overall: Our first crack at Mason Aleworks and it’s nothing short of an absolute fail. We couldn’t find a BB date on it so it’s gonna go down as a potentially infected beer.