beer_name: Hops Infusion
text: Pours a cloudy orange with a thin head which retains its lacing very well. The smell is of hops. Nothing else. Kind of like sticking your nose into a bag of hops. Okay, but too sharp for my taste. And, speaking of taste, it tastes sharp and unbalanced. I mean, I'm all for hopped up beer, but this is too piney, and not grapefruity enough. It's kind of like there's no malt backbone available to this one. Mouthfeel is good, but the hops basically intrude. Wouldn't mind trying this one on cask, but from the bottle, it's essentially an infusion of hops. And that's not too interesting once you try it. Sadly. As this one warmed up, it basically became a hopbomb of bitterness not letting up even after my taste buds had adjusted. Too earthy too sharp. Way too raw.