Latitude 48 Deconstructed IPA - Hallertau Mittelfrueh
Clear copper with a sticky white head. Snowstorm lace display. Aroma is soft pine, floral and something that reminds of bugspray. Caramel and biscuit malts like caramel popcorn. With the soft pine and grapefruit hop character and caramel malt character it's almost like drinking a sweeter, hopier, ale version of Boston Lager. Not enough hops, this could easily pass for a pale ale. My fifth and final deconstructed Latitude 48. That fact that this beer is underhopped is very Sam Adams and that it's like an ale version of their flagship lager is again an appropriate finale. Hallertau is an appropriate hop.