Big Rock Brewery Anthea Wet Hop Ale (2014) American Pale Ale at 6% ABV ($9.99 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 650ml, no bottle date or best before)
Pours clear deep gold with two fingers of rocky white head, excellent retention and lacing. (4/5) Nose is grainy caramel malt, mild citrus and pine, faint tropical fruits. (6/10) Taste is moderate sweet, moderately strong bitter. (6/10) Medium body, moderate carbonation, mild bitter finish. (3/5)
Pretty similar to last years’ version. Still less hops on the tongue than the nose promises, and kind of meh-tastic overall. Probably too old too – though there’s no bottle date, since it’s a fresh hop beer it had to have been bottled last fall, and that’s just too long in the bottle for something like this. (12/20)
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