BlackStack That Remains Unclear West Coast IPA.
7.1% ABV, BlackStack Brewing, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Clear, bright golden hue, slim white head.
In the nose: big citrus, loads of lemon & pine.
In the mouth: highly hoppy, lean bodied, smooth & sufficiently delicious. Hardly any bitterness, which is required in a West Coast IPA. Let’s take another sip and see if there’s some hiding. Okay, there’s some… a little…but not enough. For me, and for the style.
Crisp-ish, clean, clear, and almost as bitter as I like an IPA to be, I shouldn’t complain…(Although…I followed this with an Alesmith…)
How's it looking out there? Where to start... Smooth sailing & clear skies courtesy of some choice Nugget & Amarillo with Amarillo Cryo & Mosaic Cryo. That remains unclear, but clearly... this crispy little number is a winner.
1 comment:
(Ed Jackson)They must have learned something from this one. They've made a newer West Coast IPA, named For the Best, which is excellent! Nicely bitter!
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