Thursday, May 20, 2021

Arbeiter WestKüst West Coast IPA

Arbeiter WestKüst West Coast IPA.

6.9 % ABV, Arbeiter Brewing, Minneapolis, MN. 

Clear, bright golden hue, large, lace-leaving ivory head. 

In the nose: large hop presence, big citrus notes. 

In the mouth: Bitter from the start, with a juicy mouthfeel, ultimately ending dry and brittle. Orange, grapefruit, lemon, and a side of pine. Bitterness never quits the palate, laying in long for the finish. This has all the hops and all the bitterness that a West Coast IPA demands, but it's just a little fresher, brighter, and tastier. Medium bodied, easy drinking (for the hop-heads among us, like me), and an exemplary example of an IPA. 

If you keep brewing this, Arbeiter, I'll keep drinking it. 

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