Hop Madness
On tap at the brewpub today. Pouring a mildly hazy amber with a dense off-white head with excellent retention and nice lacing, this is a good looking DIPA. The nose is great. Plenty of aggressive hop bitterness with pine and candied grapefruit. There's also a mildly herbal hop character, with some mint present. A moderate caramel character is present, but on the nose, it isn't too aggressive. All told, a good DIPA. The palate opens with a bitterness that makes me smile. While not as resiny or as dank as the best, this is still a very pleasingly bitter beer with aggressive pine and some unripe citrus/citrus rind. The malt character is moderate, with a mild sweetness that tempers the bitterness, and there's also some mint as well as a green, leafy, chlorophyll-like flavor. Bitter on the finish with a mild sweetness, this beer is medium in body with moderate carbonation. Quite enjoyable, my pint went down *real* easy over lunch.