Minneapolis Town Hall Super Sonic IPA

Minneapolis Town Hall Super Sonic IPA.

Clear and bright crimson colored, under a slimmed-down, off-white head.

Aroma: fruits and berries, low bitterness. minor sweetness. tropical fruits. pleasant.

Taste: Little blast of bitterness hits first, then engulfed by malt, a mix of bitter alpha acids and sweet malt washes over the palate, rounded out neatly and dryly. All manner of fruit associations climb into the sensory playground, berries and gourds galore, succulents and seeders, (????) and all of them. A bountiful harvest in this. Medium bodied, mellow, with a persistent, underlying hoppy attack along the palate that keeps it all interesting.

Not quite like any other IPA you're likely to bump into.

From the menu: "Single-hopped IPA with the New Zealand Super Alpha hop variety. Fruity hop characteristic reminiscent of melon, kiwi, mango, and juicy fruit. 6.8% ABV."

Soundtrack for this session provided by the great 1956 Sun Ra album on Saturn Records, Super-Sonic Jazz.