Steamworks Brewing Company Battleship Double IPA – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.9% ABV | 65 IBU (C$4.25 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 10-Apr-2020, acquired 24-Apr-2020, reviewed 29-Apr-2020)
Appearance: clear pale amber with two fat fingers of fluffy pale ivory head, good retention and heavy soapy lacing. (5/5) Aroma: resiny pine, citrus, caramel, tropical fruit. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, high bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium slightly slick body, moderate carbonation, big building bitter finish. (4/5)
Old-school DIPA, resiny and bitter. Not everyone’s cup of tea, to be sure, but correctly balanced for the style in my opinion: pine and citrus leading the way over a sweet caramel backbone, rounded out by mild tropical fruit. Definite troublemaker of a beer. (16/20)
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