Black Market Brewing Co. Liberation Imperial IPA American Double / Imperial IPA at 6.5% ABV (C$10.25 at Sundance Wine Market, 650 ml, no bottle date or best before)
Pours clear pale amber with two fat fingers of fluffy off-white head, good retention and lacing. (4/5) Nose is grainy caramel, grapefruit, pine resin, some stone fruit and light floral. (7/10) Taste is moderate sweet, moderately strong bitter. (7/10) Medium to heavy body, moderate carbonation, slightly syrupy and oily texture, lingering bitter finish. (4/5)
Well, it’s maltier than I’d prefer, but I can’t really call it “malt-forward” like so many other DIPA’s tend to be. I’d call it balanced and even-handed… but I’d still prefer more hop-forward. Good, but short of great. (15/20)
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