Monday, May 21, 2018

New Belgium Special Release Guava Spruce DIPA

New Belgium Special Release Guava Spruce DIPA. Brewed and canned by New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, CO & Asheville, NC. 7.6% ABV. 84 IBU.

Quite hazy. Golden hued. Prodigious ivory foam on top.

In the nose: Sweet and fruity. Plump and piney. Pleasant, indeed.

In the mouth: Smooth. Fruit-y. Or, "fruit forward", as the nerds would say. Easy-drinking. Low bitterness.

Is it a double IPA? I'm not getting any extra dimension of hoppiness. I'm not feeling a greater level of alcohol. I get the guava, yet not the spruce. Color me un-impressed. It's not bad, it's just ...eh, I want better. What's wrong with that?

An exotic, hoppy double IPA dripping with delicious guava and wild-harvested, citrusy spruce tips.

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