First, it burns into your visual cortex the image of a beer with a deep copper hue topped with a rocky white head. Soon your olfactory bulb should be awoken as the massive dry-hop propels a penetrating aroma of grapefruit, mango, grape, stone fruit and lychee hurling into your forebrain. Resisting the impulse to keep smelling the beer, you pound back a gulp which elicits a poking and prodding of tropical fruit and resin on your taste buds. Your palate soon succumbs as THRUST! penetrates and perforates, eventually becoming your new reality.
THRUST! an IPA pours a hazy yellow in colour with a slight hint of fuzzy peach shining through while producing a pillowy crown, much like the glowing clouds a rocket leaves in its wake. We've heard astronauts would rather this than that other drink as they orbit the planets due to the aromas of grapefruit, plump white grape, fresh mango and strawberry. A creamy soft mouthfeel provides flavours of lychee, kiwi and grape that are joined by some light crackery/biscuit notes. The 6.5% is deceptive - well hidden thanks in part to the juice forward qualities that THRUST! exemplifies with each sniff, each sip. Yes, much better than a glass of Tang - it's outta this atmosphere.
Fried chicken sandwich, Tikka Masala Roti, Hawaiian pizza, creamy brie (and, if you're feeling posh, add some cranberries)
