Afterimage |  Grimm Artisanal Ales | American Double IPA | Brooklyn, NY | 8% ABV

Served chilled from a 16 oz can and consumed straight from the can (though I poured out a little). Pours a hazy golden orange color with a frothy white foam head. Smell is very fruity, with hints of melon, peach, mango and other citrus. Carbonation is light with a medium body. Taste is almost like drinking carbonated fruit juice, with an intense bitter hop blast that follows. There is definitely passionfruit in the one as well, and mango, orange and melon juice complement the hoppiness. Aftertaste is bitter and lingering. 

This beer was phenomenal. There was a crazy rush around the city the last week to try to get this. I am thrilled that I was able to get mine at Carmine Street Beers in the West Village. This week I will be doing another profile on them and their canned beers. If you can still find it buy it and buy a lot. 

97/100 
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Maracuya | Night Shift Brewing | American Wild Ale | Everett, MA | 5.6% ABV

Served chilled from a 750 mL bottle and poured into a tulip. Pours a hazy pinkish orange color with a two finger white foam head. Smell is heavily of passionfruit and lemon. Carbonation is moderate to light with a medium to light body. Taste is sweet and citrusy, and almost tastes like drinking juice instead of beer. The passion fruit flavor tastes like the real fruit, not a fake flavor additive. There is a funkiness to this as well, and sweetness lingers long after the taste. 

I am so glad I picked up this bottle at Julio's in Westborough, MA. I recall Kevin Scott's review of Viva Habanera and couldn't wait to try something by these guys. They did not disappoint!

On a side note, I would highly recommend checking out Julio's. Their bottle selection is amazing, and have many rare beers that I have not even found in NYC. I was pleased to see their selection of Bruery beers, as well as many local items such as Enlightenment Ales, Nightshift, CBC, Pretty Things and more. They even had the most recent Singlecut selection, which I was not expecting to see up in MA. I'll be posting a few more Julio's purchases in the coming weeks. Thanks to Rob for the recommendation!

94/100
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