6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden and peach coloured body with a thinnish, single centimetre tall, just off-white head. Aroma of relatively strong and bitter hops with some juice noticeable from oranges and mangoes along with a grassier and herbal finish, with some alcohol, light sugars and a good dose of malt all coming through in the nose. Medium-bodied; Strong, pungent hops dominate the flavour with a lot of bitterness, some herbal and grassy dryness and a solid malt backbone that makes this balanced and the sweetness from fruits pokes through hear the end, all with a good deal of complexity and range. Aftertaste is bitter of course from the hops, but a pleasant dry malt and solid backbone make this a well-brewed Imperial-ish IPA, but the choice of hops and profiles from them aren't my favourite, especially from this brewery which has better beers, in my opinion, at least. I sampled this slimline, twelve ounce can, purchased from Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia on 12-August-2020 for US$2,79 sampled after cutting my grass at my house here in Washington on 18-September-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2020
at 12:24