Sea Chest
Cape May Brewing Co.
Story by:
Bev Blackwood
Specialty IPA
Limited Release
New Jersey
United States
Judges Ratings 90
Aroma: 21 / 24
Flavor: 36 / 40
Appearance: 6 / 6
Mouthfeel: 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 17 / 20
Description
A New England-Style IPA brewed with Golden Promise, honey malt, flaked rye, flaked oats, and flaked wheat, Sea Chest is copiously dry-hopped with Cashmere, Motueka, and Sultana. Notes of pineapple, lime, coconut, and orange sherbet are wrapped in a blanket of juicy hops.
Beverage Profile
ABV: 7.40%
IBUs: 6
Served at: (45º F)
Hops: Cashmere, Sultana, Motueka
Malts: Pilsner, Golden Promise, Flaked Wheat, Flaked Oats, Flaked Rye
Judges Review
By Michael Heniff
Judges Ratings 90
Aroma: 21 / 24 / 24
Flavor: 36 / 40 / 40
Appearance: 6 / 6 / 6
Mouthfeel: 10 / 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 17 / 20 / 20
Sea Chest by Cape May Brewing Co. is a New England IPA and is being evaluated as a Specialty IPA (category 21B in the 2015 BJCP Beer Style Guidelines). New England IPAs are known for their juicy/tropical fruit/citrusy hop-forward character, hazy appearance and lighter-than-typical American IPA bitterness. Sea Chest is dry-hopped with Cashmere, Motueka and Sultana hops.
Sea Chest pours light golden in color with a strong haze and a huge white head. The aroma is moderate hops of oranges, lemons, resin and melons over a hint of malt. The flavor is of moderately strong resiny hops with lighter hop flavors of spices and tropical fruits; just a hint of malt provides a backdrop. The beer finishes lightly bitter with a moderately strong resiny, citrusy and spicy hop flavor.
Sea Chest is a well-brewed IPA. The hops are more resiny than tropical fruit, which is atypical for a New England IPA. Regardless, hop heads will find this beer to be very enjoyable.
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