10% ABV. 10 IBU. Lupuin Brewing, Big Lake, MN. Collaboration with Drekker Brewing, Fargo, ND.
Highly clouded, bright golden hued, large, long lasting ivory head.
In the nose: Outsized aromatics. Big citrus notes abound. Largely lemon, orange, a hint of grapefruit.
In the mouth: Starts out slightly sweet and tropical, with some juicy business on the palate. Pineapple and passionfruit joins the citrus. Soft and slightly fuzzy. Got to be all hazy with these two at the helm. Once again I am reminded that the Double Dry Hopped Double IPA from the fashioners of the fuzz, any of them, is not for me. They deliver some kind of pleasure, but keep the bitterness that I crave completely at bay. There's alchohol, hoppy flavors, and big juiciness, but it's all a bore to me.
Too thick, too yeasty, too chock full of unwanted, unneeded proteins, too, too not what I want in a double IPA. But, the kids seem to dig it.
Think about it. 10 IBUs in a so-called "triple IPA"? No way.
Is it wrong for me to wish for just a bit of bitterness from a double IPA? They are trying to rid my favorite style of beer of all of it's joy. Why do they do this? Why?
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