India Barley Wine

750ml bottle - pours a turbid copper, with a thick, lasting, frothy head - juicy, resinous hop aroma, with a lot of citrus character, dry, woody/pine qualities, and a tiny bit of rustic earthiness - full and lightly oily in the mouth, moderate carbonation - big citrus hop flavors up front, with a potent, spicy quality that builds, and reaches its peak in the finish - along the way, the malt profile swells, bringing with it some sticky sweetness and flavors of caramel, cherries - there is an underlying earthiness that adds a really interesting dimension to the beer - the bitterness tempers the sweetness well, though, and is so strong that it borders on being astringent - it never quite makes it to that point, though, so the beer remains tasty and balanced throughout - more of a DIPA than a barleywine, but it’s really good regardless of what you want to call it.