Thanks to zrrbrrt for the trade. Been waiting on this one for sometime, and he did me proud.
64 oz of pure hoppy pine! Light amber/orange color with absolute clarity with some light carbonation. A few bubbles but not much. Huge frothy head with some significant lacing. The lace is really sticky (that’s one of the crucial things I look for in an American IPA), a nice looker.
The aroma is one that is difficult to ignore. Huge resinous pine, organic hay, grass, hops and other sweet meadow like fragrances fill the nose. Obviously the tastes reflect all of this. Sweetness is there for a fleeting few seconds, but this is followed by a massive kick of those resinous pine notes. A very small touch of mild aspirin, but it is tempered and fits in perfectly with the rest of the American DIPA experience. Some drying bitterness in the finish. Good hoppy burps induced (another GREAT sign!)
It’s ALL, West Coast American DIPA, so you get all the good and the bad that comes with that, but it is typically resinous and high level in the hop department. Don’t expect to enjoy this if you are looking for an English style IPA or if you do not like West Coast hops – simple, take heed.