21st Amendment A Terrible Idea Hazy IPA India Pale Ale

21st Amendment A Terrible Idea Hazy IPA India Pale Ale. (I'm just quoting the can, here.)

Collaboration with Fieldwork Brewing Company.

6.8 % ABV, 54 IBU, 21st Amendment Brewing, San Leandro, CA. 

Again, I break my hazy ban. Because I bought this in a 21st Amendment sampler pack. What can you do?

Lightly hazed, nearly opaque, slim layer of ivory head. 

In the nose: Citrusy hop notes aplenty, mixed with the tropical tones. Grapefruit meets papaya. 

In the mouth: Slight sweetness, just a kiss of the tropical taste, right in step with the smack of the citrus. Just enough bitterness going on. Medium bodied, excellent drinkability, tasty malt. Nice stuff. 

This is a tasty, downable beverage. The brewery has much more to say about this one: 

At first sip, you’re lulled into delicate malt clouds, then brace yourself for a MAMMOTH dry hop charge - 4 pounds of hops per barrel to be exact (which is twice our typical rate!) – and juicy notes of peach, orange, mango and pineapple.

“We used four pounds of hops per barrel in the dry hop alone, which is twice our typical rate for most of our 21A beers,” said Shaun O’Sullivan, Co-Founder and Brewmaster of 21stAmendment. “At one point I remember asking Barry and Alex if adding this many hops was a terrible idea and they just shrugged their shoulders and added more.”

“The Citra, Mosaic, Ekuanot and Calypso hops in this beer were all I heard about for days and days. They couldn’t get enough,” said Nico Freccia, Co-Founder of 21st Amendment. “But we also used a Vermont ale yeast, so that makes A Terrible Idea a ‘California New England Style Hazy IPA’ (new category?) that is in a league of its own.”