Sisyphus Isaac the Fax Man

It's finally true. Sam Harriman is now the Weird Al Yankovic of Twin Cities brewing. Don't believe me? Wait until my next Sisyphus review. You'll get it. For now, let's drink this beer.

Isaac the Fax Man. Citra/Mosaic Wheat IPA. 72 IBU. 7.4% ABV.

Bright golden coloring, clear as daylight, slim white head. Looking good.

Vibrant citrus-y aromatics. Big Citra hop nose, plenty of tropical tones, too. Lemon and pineapple, orange and mango. All doin' it to it.

Slides down the throat with ease, slips past the palate like a dream. Alert, lively, a beautifully bitter,  citric splash. Just a little bit of honey-ish sweetness to balance the hop bitterness. Light bodied, slight hops in finish.  Perfectly delightful hop presence, supreme ease of toss-back-ability. Smooth wheat malt character. Good beer. Delicious beer. And you can drink it.

The name may remind you of a Surly beer, named for it's head of brewing operations, an axe-man of note. Isaac Rysdahl, of Sisyphus' brewery, also shreds....faxes! He also works in the Beer Hall at Surly MSP. Perhaps there's a connection. Oh, yes, the more famous Surly IPA also uses the Citra and Mosaic hops. It probably uses a little more malt, but they are somewhat similar.

By the way, this is the second time Isaac has appeared in this blog. Careful viewers may have seen him here.