Castle Danger Double Crossing IPA

Castle Danger Double Crossing Double India Pale Ale. Castle Danger Brewery, Two Harbors, MN. 9.1% ABV.

Appearance: clear, bright golden/amber coloring, large and long-lasting creamy white head, leaving lace.

Aroma: Bountiful tropical fruit bouquet, beautiful hop bitterness. Apricot, tangerine, pineapple, with a little bit of lemon. I like it.

Taste: Tasty hop attack from the forefront, gliding hop bitterness over the palate. Big and fruity, and increasingly strong. Juicy, big and fruity, with alcohol strength growing. Full-bodied, long, bittersweet finish, and increasingly enjoyable. Yum. Hoppy as heck, with enough of a jolt to lift it out of the ordinary. And tasty.

You know what? This is exactly how I like my double IPAs.

What's the gobbledygook on this? "Double Crossing IPA was originally brewed as our Second Anniversary beer in 2013. It was so good, we keep it coming back each spring. We put an amazing amount of hops into this beer, over 4 lbs per barrel! These hops add flavors & aromas of tropical fruit, citrus & apricot. Despite the crazy amount of hops, it is a very well balanced double India pale ale."

It is, actually. I quite like it, and found that it was $8.99 well spent.

However.

They seem to be using the same artist as on the cans, though the damage is not as deep, since this design is based on inanimate objects. I was in possession of a couple cans of the stout, which I actually reviewed from a growler several years ago, and I disposed of them, once empty, as quickly as I could. Not a graceful depiction of a human being on that George Hunter Stout label. I'll end on a more gentle note and suggest they employ someone who can interpret human features in a more aesthetically pleasing manner.