Day Block Wet Hop IPA

Times are tough, and money is in short supply, but I still try to get a growler from my favorite brewpubs once in a while. Knowing that there's a wet hop IPA at Day Block, I had to go down there and check it out, then bring home a growler for review. here come the notes:


Day Block Centennial Wet Hop IPA. Official info follows: "

Wet Hopped IPA, brewed with fresh Centennial hops picked by our staff at a farm in Pepin County WI. We hopped this beer with 131.3 pounds of locally grown hops in the mash, kettle and hop back! Drink it while its fresh!

STATS:
6.6% ABV78 IBUsBatch 042INGREDIENTS:
Pale MaltMunich MaltVictory MaltCarapilsCentennial HopsAle Yeast"

Growler purchases on 9/3, after the beer was released on 9/1, opened and notes taken 9/4.

Appearance: clear, ruby red hue, smallish white head on top.

Aroma: bold, bright grapefruit aromatics pop out of the glass. Citrus hop wonderland. Fresh fruitiness abound. Sweetness steps in for a minute, then overtaken by bitter.

Taste: All of that promised in the nose takes command of the palate. Medium-bodied, with a long, bittersweet finish. High drinkability meets with a vibrant hop blast, sip after sip and gulp after gulp. Plenty of sweet malt flavor intermingles with hops. No one-dimensional hop bomb here.