8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Quite hazy orange and copper glowing orange coloured body with a fain, single centimetre tall pure white head that fades pretty quickly, but the haze is nice! Aroma of robust and bitter hops, a bit of fresh oranges with some fruit notes along with a strong malt backbone and some alcohol noticeable, especially towards the end of the smell. Medium-bodied; Biting, very herbal and grassy bitterness from the hops with a pungent dry and malt note that shows some alcohol, a little dose of flowers and a kick of the grain and astringent bitterness which starts this out. Aftertaste has a great characteristic of an 'old school' [East Coast] IPA or a hop-centric APA, a la Tuppers Hop Pocket Ale - very pungent and bitter in a great way with a nice profile throughout. Overall, a very nice and enjoyable APA with a good profile, great malt backbone and even better hoppy and bitter kick throughout. Great to sample and well worth trying, especially if you like more 'old school' IPAs/APAs. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Knightly Spirits in Orlando (Orange Blossom Trail), Florida on 19-April-2019 for US$2,37 sampled at home in Washington on 19-October-2019, exactly six months after purchase!
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from Can
on 20 Oct 2019
at 07:46