Space Dust IPA - Elysian Brewing Company

Siriusfisherman

Montana

4.14/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

L: Bright gold with what looks like hop haze. Big creamy white head as well, excellent lacing, and good carbonation bubbles streaming up from bottom.

A: Prominent bright, grassy, fruity hops with tropical and passionfruit notes rounding it out. Some toasty malt and very neutral yeast character, no discernible alcohol.

T/M: Grassy bitterness upfront, moves into some fruity, orange, citrus rind hop character, a touch tropical. Some toasty bread malt balance, and a smooth light/medium bodied finish. Again,very neutral yeast character.

Overall, a very well crafted American IPA, delivering on some orangey fruity flavor, with some grassy and tropical complexities from the use of Citra and Amarillo hops. Great balance and mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 00:47:06 | More by Siriusfisherman

draheim

Washington

4.1/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz into a tulip. Pours a hazy copper color w/ a 1-finger white head that leaves behind some spotty lace.

Aroma is a nice clean blend of grapefruit and pine. Smells like we have a classic West Coast IPA here.

Taste is dry biscuity pale malt and lots of citrusy NW hops. Tropical and juicy, more orange than grapefruit. Chinook, Citra, and Amarillo hops. Nice clean bitter finish.

Mouthfeel is clean and dry, drinkable and refreshing.

Overall a solid version of the American IPA. Reminds me a bit of Stone or Hopworks IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 01:33:59 | More by draheim

LiquidAmber

Washington

4.09/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a clear, golden amber with a one finger white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of Northwest piney and citrus hops, bready yeast and light tropical fruit. Flavor is stone and tropical fruit, citrus, pine and citrus hops with a great bready malt support. Finishes with a lingering grassy, citrus hop finish. Excellent creamy, medium body. A very well balanced, malty IPA with mellow, but flavorful hops. I wasn't in the mood for a hop bomb tonight and this hit the spot. The Manic Series has been quite solid for IPA goodness.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 03:18:16 | More by LiquidAmber

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4.24/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Bottle opened on 5.8.13

A - Pours a hazy, light to medium orange with a large fluffy-foamy off-white head with great retention.

S - Strong hoppy citrus, candy, tropical fruit.

T - Tropical fruit, orange, with a touch of bitter peel. Very nice.

D - Good carbonation and a medium body.

O - Tropical and citrus forward IPA, Great!

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 04:54:20 | More by HuskyinPDX

n2185

North Carolina

3.8/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: pours a hazy orange with a finger of white head that fades into a frothy layer with good lacing.

S: lots of grapefruit with pineapple and orange dominate the nose.

T: grapefruit dominates here as well with some citrus rind and pine.

M: medium-light body with low carbonation, this beer is on cask so it's a bit watery. It works well, though.

O: a solid beer overall. Not terribly complex, but enjoyable.

Serving type: cask

05-05-2013 00:50:18 | More by n2185

beertunes

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Served in straight pint glass. Poured a lightly hazy medium gold color with 1/2 inch of white head that had good retention and lacing.

The aroma was good, lots of pine hops with a bit of citrus. Not much malt showing through. On the tongue the flavor profile was pretty similar, lots of pine and the citrus had more of a presence, especially on the finish.

The body was good, just a bit fuller than typical, but not heavy at all. Drinkability was pretty good, as the only non-pumpkin beer on tap at a local bars recent pumpkin fest, the 3 of these I had as palate cleansers really hit the spot. Certainly worth trying if you see it.

Serving type: on-tap

10-25-2012 19:29:14 | More by beertunes

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Draft at the brewpub in Seattle.

Pours a hazy, dark golden orange color with tangerine edges and a 1.5 finger frothy white head that slowly settles into a thick lasting ring.  Streaks of lacing left behind.

Sweet citrus hop aroma with a strong topical fruit presence countered by bready yeast and pale malts.  Lots of mango, papaya and orange peel along with some grapefruit and subtle earthy pine.  Bready yeast and pale biscuity malts.

Medium bodied with a nice balance of sweet and bitter hops countered by a strong yeast presence and some pale malt.  The yeast presence is really prominent with lots of bread and banana flavor slightly taking away from the hops.  Lots of tropical mango and papaya along with pineapple, grapefruit and orangepeel.  Subtle grassy, earthy bitterness underneath the sweetness.  Pale malts come in toward the finish but are a bit prominent for my preference.  This beer is well balanced but the hops are too tame as a result.

Serving type: on-tap

08-06-2012 22:54:44 | More by corby112