The Hoppy Giant

16 oz. can, pours a fairly clear dull amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out big resinous and piney hops, a touch of citrus tang, and a dry bready malt base. Flavour reveals a nice piney, earthy hop character that is actually pretty restrained and easy-drinking, with a touch of melon and citrus, backed by a relatively dry bready malt base. Clean, well-hopped and with a nice hop expression, with relatively minimal bitterness for the style. Very nice.

Super clear amber, copper and bronze coloured body with a two centimetre tall tan head with some thinnish, very fasty-fading bubbles. Aroma of resin, honey, alcohol, grass, flowers and some fruits like apples, pears and even tropical fruits. Medium to barely Full-bodied; Rich malty notes dominate up front with a slight biscuity bite, a touch of flowers, a bit of grass, some dryness from the resinous hops, that all end a bit soft with the assertive residual sugars at the end, but still a tad bitter from all the hops, of course. Aftertaste is clean, fairly sweet, but very well-balanced with a dry note, a good grassy profile, but some tropically and pear-y fruit notes towards the end. Overall, a nice and enjoyable barely Imperial IPA that seems a bit lower in ABV than it is, but less pungent and pervasive than expected, although it is still full of flavours and balance. Great to sample, nice to have fresh from Oregon, but back home on the other end of the country - very cool label, as well! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in Portland (Pearl District), Oregon on 27-March-2021 for US$4,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 17-May-2021.