Here we have #5 in Belg-a-Rama #5, don't we? It's been fairly popular, much to my delight. Had to grab some before everyone else drinks it.
Hazy, bright golden hue, enormous head on it, lovely lace-ful flowering of foam.
Aroma: nothing but hops, super bitter, all kinds of citrus, pine, cat pee. outrageous astringency. Prickly, but perfect.
Taste: light bodied, smooth, but big on the hops here, a veritable hops delivery machine, though easy-drinking as a pilsner. Belgians can't screw that up. Big bitterness continues, nice texture, nice drinking. Definitely fits the standard style of Belgian IPA, as it's been presented so far.
Delicious stuff, certainly stands among the best Belgian IPAs, in the continental category. Not as much Belgian character that you'd get from an American version, oddly enough, but so much of the bitter. Way to go, Buffalo.
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