9% ABV, BlackStack Brewing, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Thoroughly hazed, bright golden hue, slim, lace leaving ivory head.
In the nose: fruity and sweet, bursting with citrus notes. Bright and lively.
In the mouth: sweetness starts it off, again, with a good dose of juicy. Virtually no bitterness, which makes for an undesirable DIPA, in my opinion, but the booze is coming along, so maybe that’s where this one shines. Hops are felt on the palate, but, again, bereft of bitterness. Honey is definitely here. Smooth, sure.
I see why people like these, but it doesn’t work for me. Lacks a necessary spark.
A 9% beer with 9 hops for the 9 Gods from Shaolin to celebrate another year of 36 Chambers. Mosaic, Azacca, Idaho 7, HBC 630, Strata, NZ Wakatu, Loral Cryo, Amarillo Cryo, & naturally, a healthy portion of Triumph hops form like Voltron with a lil kiss of Honey Malt... you knnow.. for the bees. Killer Bees on the swarm.
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