beer_name: Double Simcoe IPA
text: Thanks to Todd1 for this long-coveted brew! 12 oz. bottle served at 40 degrees F. Pours a brilliant, clear, medium copper, with a rocky, towering, glass-lacquering light khaki head. A beautiful looking beer. Heady nose of freshly-crushed spruce and fir needles. Zesty citrus component as well. Sugar cookie toffee malt is hiding in the background. Taste starts off with toasted toffee malt that quickly gets pushed aside by an explosion of Simcoe hop goodness. Fresh evergreen boughs, sap, and zesty citrus mix with a spicy floral hop flavor. Rummy fruits fill in the background mid-palate before the hops take over the long, dryish, deliciously bitter finish. Slightly warming and completely tongue-numbing! Medium-full body with a slightly syrupy feel. Very well done!