Sand Creek Wild Ride IPA

Wild Ride India Pale Ale, Sand Creek Brewing Company, Black River Falls, WI.

Aroma: Highly hazed, dark orange coloration, good half inch, nicely dotted white head.

Aroma: dank and pungent. Under a mask of murk, there's pine and citric fruit. Ripples of bitter hop oils attack the senses.

Taste: Bitter/sour attack on the palate at first sip. Not holding anything back here, while a maelstrom of flavors assaulting the senses. As a card-carrying, due-paying hop head, that's a good thing. Hangs hard in every corner of the mouth, laying in thick, and lasting long. It's an indelible punishment you need to go in wanting, not a delicate delivery of nice, tidy hoppiness, this is a brash affront. But, it's one that hop-loving masochists like me don't mind terrorizing the tongue.

This one is a blast, in more ways than one. I believe that I've made the case that this is one for everyone. Some might find flaws, or feel it's strong points are not to their favor. Okay for them, and fine for me.