Ales for ALS Double IPA
Aeronaut Brewing Company in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.87
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at the brewery, 9/6/17.
Brassy-golden, quite pale with a moderate haze at best. White head atop is small, showing moderate-to-low retention.
Leafy, green, fresh PNW-like hop notes galore show off cherry, grapefruit, melon, dank, spicy greenery and classic orange peel. Malts below it offer up a touch of honey but remain mostly sparse and out of the way. A hint of pine lies on the end, sharpening things a tad, but it's pretty innocuous, for the most part.
Pine and grapefruit mix well together and are quite a bit better than in most cases, probably owing to the low boil time of them here. Juicy citrus notes abound, as well, with a soft, malty texture and good attenuation and carbonation. Pretty West Coasty, well-executed DIPA on the lighter side of things. Pine and grapefruit build up somewhat over the course of the glass, but it's mostly tolerable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cloudy. Thin head, light amber. More of a fruitier, spicier hop nose. Sweet malts, the hops just being gentle, touch of alcohol in the finish.