What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “Rich and soft with no rough edges to the hops aroma. Strawberry, blueberry, Pixy Stix, and white grape with a slight dank note of grass and onion. Orange, pineapple, mango, lemon, and pine with a soft grainy malt character.”
Flavor: “Wake up, get fresh fruit, blend it. Enjoy your juice. Make it for friends. This is a light smoothie full of flavor: strawberry, raspberry, orange, lemon, and pine. Extremely restrained bitterness that lets the whirlpool and dry hop shine. Body is solid. Chewy, juicy, rich mouthfeel. Give me the rest of this!”
Overall: “An ideal of the style: the body is silky smooth without being heavy; the hops bitterness is present but lets the true flavors shine through in every sip. Crushable to the max. Everything I want a juicy IPA to be.”
What the Brewers Say
“Mandela (w/ Nelson) is an IPA brewed with Citra and Mosaic and dry-hopped 100 percent with Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealand.”
