These notes were taken in July, 2009, on tap at the Blue Nile. Recently enjoying in bottled form at home.
Semi-clear, amber-y/coppery color, nearing crimson...nice, lush, creamy off-whitish head.
Soft aromatics, light citrus esters, lemon/lime/orange...not too bitter, not too sweet.
Drinking it: a bigger flash of fruit boards the palate, a small flash of bitterness, but overall refreshing and juicy...very tasty.
Zap! The bitter hops bite for a second, then fall back, but hop flavor really hangs in for the long haul. Bitterness doesn't last, flavor does. Delicious, really. Very bright, and beautiful. An IPA I can heartily recommend to people who aren't into punishment.
Mouthfeel is good, for a regular, not Imperial/Double IPA...maybe even great, compared to an average IPA.
The fine folks at Left Hand made the mistake of giving this very nice IPA a name that suggests a bigger beer than this is.... it conjures up images of something big, and delivers instead something good and tasty.
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