Human Highlight Film
Scofflaw Brewing Company in Atlanta, Georgia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.85
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear, golden color, with a big, foamy, white head. The aroma is pineapple, guava, resin, quinine, and sawdust. A little dry, with a sharp, acidic bitterness. Medium body, with a crisp, effervescent, and grainy feel. This is a fun and tropical IPA, if a little astringent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
So the label on my can says Human Highlight Film, while the label in the picture says Human Highlight Reel. Both say Imperial Pale Ale, which I'm pretty sure isn't a thing, but to hell with it. Not sure where I stand with this pint; the hops offer a pleasing dose of orange, berry, and mango, laced with mint and resin, but there's a weird, medicinal bitterness hanging around, clashing with the mild honey sweetness on the back end. And, where bitterness in modern IPAs has become a pleasant surprise, the clingy, intrusive bitterness here gives the pint a homebrew-ish quality usually not found in Scofflaw offerings. Not bad--my pint is empty--but odd.