“Double West Coast IPA with a Hazy Twist! Loaded with Citra, Mosaic & Strata. Fresh berry, bubblegum, tropical fruit citrus & of course that passion fruit comes in right before the dank cannabis finish.”

Glassware: IPA.

Appearance: Slightly hazy golden – amber pour capped off by a dense and creamy two finger head that stays put. A lovely intricate lace is strewn down the glass as it ebbs.

Aroma: Smells fresh as a daisy. Which can’t be said about a lot of American IPA’s that hit our shores…understandably. There’s a certain tropical fruit sweetness which we’re really digging – almost like fruit salad but more centred around ripe stone fruit covered in passionfruit pulp and orange citrus/juice. A touch of dank pine, sappy resin, blueberry and mango also. Not much in the way of malt. It’s the hop show here.

Flavour: Noticeably greener than the nose. Still getting a lot of ripe and slightly stewy stone fruits but it’s nicely blended with hints of spring onion, coriander, green mango and deciduous forest. A little bit of dank later on in the piece before it finishes on a rather sweet, sticky note paired with an assertive bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, gelatinous texture turning drier in the swallow. Medium body, nicely carbed. The 8.5% ABV was well concealed.

Overall: We highly doubt this “No Coast” idea will ever take off. Maybe we’re just purists but whenever a brewery tries to merge West Coast and East Coast IPA’s together they just seem to end up in the middle of nowhere!