Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA
from 12oz bottle into pint glass A -appealing clear copper; dense, almost craggy, nearly 2 fingers of dark cream colored head; nice lacing all the way through S - initially reticent, but with a little agitation and a few degrees warmer (it was fully fridge cold) it starts to show really nice hop aroma - pungent pine/resin and floral with warm lime note as well; malt is faint on the nose; suggestions of nut meats and dried fig T - the malt is just there in support; hints of malty sweetness are enveloped in layers of hop flavor and bitterness; the front end is all hoppy goodness followed by a small symphony of hop flavors, then a brief moment of malt peeks out only to be buried in slightly bite-y hop flavor and bitterness again; finish is long on hops - going to earthy and rising to pine/baked orange M - really nice texture - enough weight from the malt (practically its only contribution, but a good one) to keep things in balance; a good density balanced by CO2 D - highly drinkable; enough there to keep me coming back for more