Monkey Paw
Sampled at Uncle Mike's in an 11 oz. snifter for $4. Just found my notes for this one, so here goes. Jewel-toned orange, bright and saturated. Constant foam skim, with copious lacing at it's edges. Aroma of grassy pine, herbal and leafy fresh hop cones, just a touch catty. Deep and resinous hop character. Leafy, fresh hop flavors, bitter almost to an aspirin degree. Fairly unique hop-derived flavors, woody pine, grassy, and grapefruit/citrus peel. Maybe a 6/10 on the bitterness scale. Some minor malt sweetness towards the end. Light bodied and slightly viscous with lower carbonation. The lightness and flavor are it's best assets, it's an easy drinking DIPA.