Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale
Thanks to Slowbeer for this one. Much appreciated Poured into a Tulip A-- Poured a amber orange color, nearly clear. One finger off white head. Good looking and took its time to die down. Good streaking lacing to this. Good head retention on swirling. S-- Candied pine, orange, grapefruit and other citrus flavors. Bit of a sweet, sticky nose to this. T-- Pine and a bit of medicinal orange to the taste. Very odd flavor combination. M-- Oily and oily. Lots of flavors in mid and back palate. Lots of ripe orange and grapefruit but bitterness is really in the finish to this. Not so much in the front at all. Thick and coating but has a sort of strange syrupy quality from all the oil in this. Alcohol quite well hidden. O-- Good but has some strange syrupy and medicinal qualities to this. Not as puckering as I thought this would be but better than a few DIPA's I have had recently. Would get again.