Appearance: A muddy medium orangeish color. Beautiful slightly off-white foam head, lace is even to start and then spread and flows down.
Nose: Moderate grapefruit with a sweet under rif of fresh honey. Herbs seeps into the mix with a tinge of pine. Dissipates into a sweetness almost floral in nature probably from the plethora of two-row malts crossing over with the extremely high hop content.
Taste: The start is a robust flavorful bitter that is very overwhelming in an expected sort of way. Sweet honey and then sour fruitiness tweaks up from underneath and quickly disappears as a more textured taste of the original bitterness pushes back in front. It is very complex and almost juicy as it flows through the order of flavors described. The same order holds true for every sip through the long finish.
Drinkability: Nice frothy thickness in the mouth that turns slippery. Medium body with definite pine smooth presence. Meant to be savored slowly to get all the effects.
Overall: Wow wow wow what a great IPA! This goes to the top of my list. Why did I wait so long
Serving type: tap
Chin chin!
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