Clown Shoes Beer Space Cake Double IPA American Double / Imperial IPA at 9% ABV ($10.99 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 650ml, bottle date 20-Oct-2014)
Pours slightly hazy pale amber with two fingers of loose off-white head diminishing gradually to a thin cap, moderate chunky lacing. (4/5) Nose is pithy citrus, pine, caramel malt. (8/10) Taste is moderate sweet, moderately strong bitter. (8/10) Medium body, soft carbonation, moderately strong bitter finish. (4/5)
Lots of hops, without being a palate wrecker – presumably more in the way of dry hopping, than wet. Can’t find the IBU rating anywhere, but I’d guess it’s somewhere around 50. A decent balance of malt and hops that I find nicely palatable even though I usually prefer a more hop-forward character. A solid, pleasant DIPA. (16/20)
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