Tröegs Perpetual IPA
A: Pours a lightly hazy orange-bronze color. The orange-tinted head is initially tall, with a dense, frothy texture. Head retention is nice, and wispy curls of lacing stick to the glass rather thickly. S: Lightly sweet, pale malt aroma up front. Sugar cookie/honeyish notes. Hops are bright and vibrant, with an overall fruit cocktail aroma. Citric and tropical notes are prominent - orange rind and pineapple - with some secondary herbal notes. T: Faintly sweet and lightly toasty malt up front. Thin caramel flavor. Hop bitterness is strong but restrained. Hop flavors are tropical, citric, and floral/herbal. Orange oil and pineapple stand out. At 7.5% abv, alcohol manages to stay out of the picture fairly well. M: Medium body. Carbonation is on the lighter-than-average side, with a pleasant prickliness. A bit oily. A gradually drying hop presence builds into a rather dry overall finish. D: This is a very nice brew from Troegs. It seems to fit into that vague "Extra IPA" territory between IPA and Double IPA, but that's mostly a matter of semantics. I really enjoyed the Citra and Nugget dry hop character, which definitely adds a distinctive (and nicely complementary) character to this beer. Troegs does good work with hoppy styles (see Nugget Nectar and Hopback Amber), and this is no exception.