Hops Infusion
The recipe has changed over the last year or so, (as well as the label,) so in all fairness I think this one deserves another try - IMO they really dialed this one in (compared to its original recipe.) 12oz bottle poured into Imperial. A- inviting reddish orange. big foamy head due to a hurried pour (good thing i used an Imperial) S- piney dominates at first but the complexity of the 7 hops doesn't truly emerge until proper temp T- pine dominates at first (the only thing i have ever tasted that left me with more of a pine impression is tanqueray) but becomes subtle after all the flavors emerge. if you drink this too cold it will taste more 'crowded' than 'complex.' I am still learning my palate, but even I could pick out the subtleties once it warmed (which is why I think it deserves another try by those who think it missed the mark - if you drank it and it had the label pictured here on it, give it another try.) M- a little too fizzy for me, but from what I know it is pretty close to perfect for a 6.2% american IPA. D- i was very close to giving this a 5, but thought maybe the circumstances had a little to do with it. I mowed the yard, and it is so hot and humid, that this was an absolute refreshing brew, perfect for the sweaty occasion. On a hot day like this, it goes down so smooth its hard to let it sit long enough to reach proper temp. I am not a big IPA fan (quite the opposite, imperial stouts and porter are what my taste buds are dialed into) but I could easily devour a six of this over the course of the day - if it weren't for that well-hidden but sneaky abv that is. Much more drinkable than their tasty-yet-too-sweet-and-potent double simcoe.