Hop Juice Double IPA
my friends and I were all curious about this one. Pours a hay color with white head, the appearance is pretty standard. Smell is surprisingly fruity, piney hops and a bit earthy, but also a pineapple aroma with some alcoholic notes like flavored vodka or something. Super hoppy flavor, total hop dominion. Still, fuity flavors and aromas also come through, like bubblegum or apple juice. All the flavor is upfront with the hop bomb, but very little aftertaste. Kind of a bummer, because my favorite thing about IPA styles is the process of evolving aftertaste and palate coating; not here with this beer. Mouthfeel is wet but thin. Not super drinkable.