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Fat Orange Cat continues their series of strangely named beers that have weird pictures on the can. Are they kind of cool? Sure. Do their beers taste good? Generally. Am I going to try more? Almost definitely. At the very least, I'm going to drink the one I just poured. I don't know how this guy who is a stay-at-home dad, and he has no kids, is managing to pay for the beer. It's not like Fat Orange Cat is particularly cheap beer.
The beer is orange, much like the cat the beer is named after. Like a lot of beers I've had lately, it has quite a bit of yeast that is accumulating at the bottom of the glass. The white head is not particularly puffy, and the small bubbles wind up creating a thin island in the middle of the beer and a strong ring around the sides. I can already see that there is going to be lacing, and I'm very happy to see it. The aroma is citrus fruits over tropics. It smells very good, and I'm in a good mood for a beer.
First sip has more dryness on the end than bitterness, and I'm still not sure if that is a New England IPA thing. I know that I commented about it the last time I had a New England IPA, so maybe this is just the style. Of course, I'm pretty sure that last one was a Fat Orange Cat beer, so maybe it's just a Fat Orange Cat style. Either way, I've grown accustomed to IPAs being particularly juicy, and I need to shift gears whenever I'm reviewing one of these. It's not that the fruit taste doesn't exist in the sip, but it doesn't appear to be the most prominent feature of the beer. Maybe it will be in a full gulp.
Tip-in is moderate carbonation over bitter grapefruit, orange, and star fruit. The middle opens up to a nice, soft, fruit-imbued mixture with grains holding everything together while bitterness is kept at bay to allow the pillowy mixture to hold the mouth close. The finish is where the bitterness meets dryness for a trail off that is not much more than a bitter cloud with remnants of fruit hanging on.
Bottom Line: Certainly drinkable, and possibly quaffable.
3.5/5
