Moylander Double IPA
07/31/05- Purchased at Beverages and More in San Mateo, CA Presentation- 22oz bomber with no dating. Poured into my Stone IPA tulip. Appearance- Odd color for a DIPA. A dark copper amber pour. Was hoping to see a orangish color or something. The head was big and firm and the lacing was fine. Smell- Wonderful citrus and piney hop scent jumps out of the bottle. It comes to you, you didn't have to go to the bottle. It just oozed out when the cap came off. Taste- Hmmm, this is one occasion where the taste does not match up with the scent. The main flavor here is dark malt rather than hops. Hops are detectable, but there is a big drak roasted malt flavor along with a smoky or almost cigarette ash flavor? Not digging on this one too much. Halfway through the beer mellows out and the hops kick in a little more, but I just can't get through this super dark malt taste in a DIPA. Mouthfeel- Higher carbonation and leaves a slight sticky ash taste on the tongue. Drinkability- Not my style of DIPA at all. Maybe I snagged a bottle past it's prime. Don't know, but I didn't particularly enjoy this one.