Double IPA (Brewmaster Series)
Picked up a growler from WF Bowery beer room, I love that place. This will be the beer I drink while watching the US-Ghana knockout game. Go USA! A- Pours a bright slightly hazy golden yellow with a huge white fluffy head that turns into a craggy meringue like 12"head that has all kinds of white lacing on the edges. S- Smells of thick resiny piney hops with some etoh edge to it. A sliver of bright apricot/peach stone fruit in there too. ENds with that etoh-ness. T- Taste is more citruisy, tropical fruity than piney. That is crazy (to me) how they can present more piney but taste more citrusy. Anyways, I get grapefruit zest with some of those yeloow stone fruits, and then unmistakable pine that does seem to linger. There is a subtle biscuit note in the background, but like the vuvuzelas drone at the world cup- all I can get is the hoppy citrus&gt;pine bitter notes in this beer, but it is a tasty DIPA. Not too bitter for me. M- There is a certain weight to it that lets me know that I am drinking a Double IPA, but not heavy or thick. Lingering bitterness. Carbonation is there, but in the background. There is a late etoh burn, which for me limits food pairing options. D- I have really enjoyed all the "Brewmaster Series" from LT. While this one is a delicious DIPA, it doesn't stand out to me like their other from this line. DOn't get me wrong, this is a tasty beer....I will have no problem drinking this growler at all.... It's just very similar to many other DIPA's out there. Uh-oh, am I getting burned out on IPA's/DIPA's?? Recommended.