Hazy Sabro IPA
pFriem Family Brewers
Specialty IPA
Limited Release
Oregon
United States
Judges Ratings 98
Aroma: 23 / 24
Flavor: 40 / 40
Appearance: 5 / 6
Mouthfeel: 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 20 / 20
Description
Our New England-inspired, Hazy Sabro IPA greets you with an aromatic, hoppy hello of papaya, key lime, cantaloupe and pine. It’s both complex and crushable with a lingering, grapefruit finish, refreshing as a beam of sun spilling on a Pacific forest floor.
Beverage Profile
ABV: 6.60%
IBUs: 25
Served at: (40 – 45º F)
Hops: Mosaic, Citra, Sabro
Malts: Simpson’s Maris Otter, Bob’s Red Mill Rolled Oats
Judges Review

By Pat Mulloy
Judges Ratings 98
Aroma: 23 / 24 / 24
Flavor: 40 / 40 / 40
Appearance: 5 / 6 / 6
Mouthfeel: 10 / 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 20 / 20 / 20
Hazy Sabro IPA by pFriem Family Brewers was judged as as a Specialty IPA, 21B New England IPA, per the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines.
In an effort to push the limits many brewers pack NEIPAs so full of hops, yeast and sediment that they burn a hole in your stomach. This beer demonstrates balance from start to finish. The robust hop aromas feature fruit, melon and papaya with the fermentation and malt aromas supporting the hops. It pours brassy gold with a moderate haze under a luscious light beige cap with good retention. The brewer achieves big, heady hop flavors without acidity or harshness. Fruit flavors lean towards the tropical with melon around the edges. The bitterness has a light grapefruit zest note. The body, carbonation, malt and fruit soften the medium-high hop bitterness, which lingers through a long fruity tail. The beer starts great and gets better as you drink it. It crosses no boundaries and pushes no edges, but it doesn’t have to, as it’s perfectly World Class just the way it is.
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