Alley Kat White Dragon American Double / Imperial IPA at 7.5% ABV ($6.29 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 650ml, no bottle date or best before)
Pours clear pale amber with three fingers of loose white head, excellent retention and lacing. (4/5) Nose is citrus and pine, caramel malt. (7/10) Taste is moderate sweet, moderately strong bitter. (7/10) Medium body, moderate carbonation, lingering and building bitter finish. (3/5)
A pretty decent DIPA, although the finish has a bit of an edge. Not bad other than that, though – lots of Chinook hops, and very nice integration of the moderately high ABV. And it’s it’s not malt-forward, as so many DIPA’s tend to be. Better than their Murasaki Dragon, too. Though, I have to say, I’d like to try the Rainbow Dragon – I seem to find single-hop beers to be a little one-dimensional, and I’m curious how a hop blend would play out. (12/20)
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