Modist Breathing : Conversations Double Dry-hopped New England IPA

Modist Breathing : Conversations Double Dry-hopped New England IPA.

6.8 % ABV, Modist Brewing,  Minneapolis, MN, in collaboration with Brewing Change Collective and Finback Brewing, NYC. 

I purchased this beer in a 4-pack over three months ago, breaking my boycott of the hazies because I wanted to support the cause. But I would have done more for their mission if I hadn't waited so long to take notes on the fourth can, long after the beer has sold out and been forgotten. Things just got forgotten in the fridge. Here's some information from the label, before we drink: 

Modist Brewing Company + Brewing Change Collective. A global conversation about race, injustice and equality, to be the change we seek. Hosted by Finback Brewing, NYC. New England IPA w/ pilsner malt, flaked oats, hopped & double dry-hopped w/ Citra & Mosaic. Take part in the conversation. #breathingconversations. 

Hazy, bright yellow coloring, slim white head. 

In the nose: Big citrus with berries on the side. Large lemon, orange and grapefruit. Citra bomb.

In the mouth: Clean, lean and smooth, light, easy and breezy. It's an agreeable beer, not too much of the thick, fuzzy haze of some NE DDHs. Light bitterness. Highly palatable. This is the kind of IPA people can get together and come to an agreement on. 

From the front label: "To have an honest conversation around race we must begin with a reckoning with one's position within the machination's of race. Race is a construct born of white supremacy. White supremacy is embedded in our everyday lives. It's just a matter of whether you benefit from it or are harmed by it. Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) folks have been harmed by it for generations. It seems that in the wake of the murde of George Floyd by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department here in Minnesota on May 25, 2020, that non-BIPOC folks are taking notice and finally listening to BIPOC voices. Voices that have been protesting, writing, creating art to fight back against white supremacy for generations. Our challenge for those who do not identify as BIPOC: how are you benefiting from white supremacy and are you willing to step away from that? Are you willing to sacrifice your comfort and privilege to save Black, Indigencous, and People of Color from dying at the hands of white supremacy? In 2021 life cannot go back to "normal". Ramsey Louder, Co-director, Brewing Change Collective. 

It's great that Modist put this statement on the front label of this beer, especially after Ramsey stepped away from the brewery he was running when the majority owners wouldn't allow him to say what he wanted to say, in the wake of George Floyd's murder. ONE Fermentary and Taproom became one of the shortest lived local breweries in recent memory, and never survived the controversy surrounding Ramsey's departure. Meanwhile, Modist sparked some small controversy among the narrow-minded by making their own statements about the pursuit of justice in 2020.