7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very hazy straw golden coloured body with a soapy, very fast-dying off-white head and a bunch of bubbles rising from the bottom, just visible through the 90 per cent opacity. Aroma of mangoes (actual fruits), guava and cream, with some noticeable malt and alcohol as well, with some deep bitterness from alpha acids as well. Medium to Full-bodied; Extremely astringent and medicinal flavours show at first, seemingly from the hops, but also showing some rich malt bite with biscuits and bread towards the end. Aftertaste brings out some of the fruit notes with a slight mango and pineapple flavour, but then the more pungent flavours arrive and are deep, with alcohol noticeable at the end, with some residual sugars helping offset the strength, especially at the end. Overall, not the best IPA of course, and while the pungency and strength is there, especially at first, the balance and tropically notes are present, as are some smooth sugars that suppresses the bite. Not as bad as I first expected, after I kept drinking (this is BIG!), perhaps the best from the three (of the brewery in this format) that I've had, which isn't saying too much? I sampled this 19,2 ounce TALL can, purchased from Liberty Liqours in LaVale, Maryland on 29-May-2023 for US$2,99 canned on 20-March-2023 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 06-July-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2024
at 06:11