Canned 8/20/25, drunk 1/17/26, as pictured.
Well, took a LOT longer than usual to get my latest proxy shipment, which is why i've never bought an IPA by proxy. So here we are at almost 5 months of age on this IPA....still smells great, albeit restrained with more earth/mineral/hard water coming through from the yeast. Candied citrus, light pine and grapefruit rind follow, but there's no chalk or resin from the Galaxy. Malts are sparse but supportive with biscuit and cracker and a touch of graham. Still smells inviting.
Sweet, candied citrus galore with rich honey from the malt before an earthy, mineral-laden, biscuity finish. Good malt depth and very nice dryness on the finish. Obviously all the flashy, fresh hop character has left, but the high quality of the brewing remains with remnants of interesting hop, lots of fun yeast and complex malt character. Will certainly revisit a fresh sample if I ever can, but this is plenty enjoyable as is. Turns out good beer is good beer, despite the age, even with IPAs.

Blik gedeeld door Keukeman, geprobeerd met Inoven en Roelzie. Het is een troebel geel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een tropisch fruitige en citrus achtige geur. De smaak is vol fruitig, ananas, mango en hop.