Hibernation Ale
Poured into an open mouth glass from a 12oz bottle. Appearance is similar to that a good brown ale with only a slight bit of head despite my attempts to build it in the glass. Sweet malty smell with a subsequent whiff revealing the dry hopped character. An interesting beverage for sure, the malt flavor mixes well with the dry hop character providing multiples layers of sweetness. The flavors and influence of both seem to trade places in my mouth as it eventually finishes with a nice light hop snap. Leaves a nice maple-ish syrup flavor on tongue. Excellent flavor. This is a nice malty beverage and I like how the dry hopping gives this a consistent hop character without being overwhelming. I'd call this one dangerous winter warmer. I get some slight booziness towards the end but overall this seems almost too easy to drink for something nearly 9%.