8 % ABV. 100 IBU. Toppling Goliath Brewing, Decorah, IA.
Thick and chunky. Impenetrable haze. Faded Orange. Big ivory head on top.
In the nose: Sweetness and hops. Tropical fruit notes. A trickle of citrus creeps in underneath. Very nice.
In the mouth: Murky morass. Soft ("pillowy"), slightly sweet, little to no bitterness. Getting more sweet. Light and easily consumed. Huh. Yeah.
Man, labeling this merely "double IPA" is such a cheat. It's not the kind of DIPA I want to drink. It's strictly for NE IPA fans, and no one else. When I'm looking forward to drinking a DIPA, it's the bitterness and the alcohol I'm looking forward to, and this does not deliver.
Very soft, very smooth, but utterly lacking in what makes a DIPA a DIPA. That's just me, though.
Oh, yeah "NE DIPA"...okay, sure...that's why I'm "meh."
That caveat aside, it works for what it is.
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