Evelyn's Imperial Sunshine
Served at the pub in a tall mug at the 2010 release night. Delivered full with little to no head. Review from memory. A: Color is a yellow with some light orange hues. Very light for an IPA. Arrived with little head, although a thin white head appeared after swirling. There was a nice ring of lacing left after each taste. S: Hops, hops and more hops. Lots of piney and citrus hops dominate. The smell is clean, crisp and refreshing. Excellent and one of the better DIPA smells next to PtE. T: The taste doesn't disappoint. A strong wave of more piney and citrus hops are apparent on first taste. There is a sweet, almost honey like taste that balances out the hops nicely. There is relatively little bitterness on the finish for an 90 IBU, 7.4% beer. The hops are present throughout, yet don't leave a bad bitter after taste like some big IBU beers can do. M: Medium body, moderate carbonation. Perfectly balanced with a creamy mouthfeel. D: This is an amazing DIPA. HUB packs a huge hop presence with a relatively light (okay, medium) bodied beer that is super easy to drink. This is a beer that is almost sessionable. It doesn't pack quite the hop 'slap' that it did the first year it was brewed (2008), but this version seems a little more drinkable. It reminds me of Hopslam with a little less pronounced honey flavor.