beer_name: Moylander Double IPA
text: Y'know I'd seen this beer on the shelves for years and being a Bay Area native, you'd think I'd have tried it by now, but no... So I grabbed a bomber at the store the other day and psyched myself up. The beer poured a slightly hazy amber with a minimal head that quickly disappeared. I was immediately hit with the aroma of floral hops from several feet away. When I lifted the glass to my nose, shazam! A massive wall of fresh floral and resiny hops assaulted my my olfactory senses, but I like to be violated so this was a good thing. But in all seriousness, the aroma was outstanding - ranking up there with greats like Russian River's Pliny the Younger and Pizza Port's Hop 15. The malt of this beer was more subdued that some other DIPAs I've had, such as Alesmith's Yulesmith. It was Slightly caramelly and added just enough sweetness to let the hops flow smoothly. The carbonation was fine and tight, not too effervescent. I might have liked just a touch more CO2 here, but whatever. This beer was dry and seemed highly attenuated, which helped make this beer very drinkable considering how heavy it was. Many DIPAs fall victim to a final gravity that's too high, leaving a lip smacking sweetness that isn't always good. This beer avoids this problem completely. I'll be buying and recommending this one time and again. This was a truly outstanding beer.