Alesmith / Other Half Hop Cypher DDH West Coast-style India Pale Ale

 Alesmith / Other Half Hop Cypher DDH West Coast-style India Pale Ale.

6.5% ABV. Alesmith Brewing, San Diego, California. 

Clear, bright golden hue, lush, lace-leaving ivory head. 

In the nose: floral, citric... nice, but not especially expressive.

In the mouth: flush of fruity flavors from the start with muted bitterness. Tropical notes, mango, guava, melon, play with citrus, but softly, quietly. Very smooth, with flashes of deliciousness. Ends mostly on the dry side.

If this was from anyone else but Alesmith and wasn’t called a West Coast IPA, I’d be mildly satisfied. But this is a far cry from what I’d expect out of an Alesmith West Coast IPA. Is it the DDH-ing that’s rips out the bitterness that I look forward to? Is it the inevitable compromise that comes with a collaboration with a brewery known for it’s New England IPAs. You know those hipster breweries love to DDH the shit out of everything. 

We free-styled with our friends at Other Half Brewing to bring you a Double Dry-Hopped West Coast IPA jam-packed with Strata, Mosaic, and Chinook hops. Intense notes of grapefruit, mango, and strawberry bring this collaborative brew together for a must-cop IPA.