Tree House Brewing Company Green American IPA at 7.5% ABV (US$3.75, Trade from Bayman 4048 – thanks Norm!, 473 ml, bottle date 9-Aug-2016, acquired 12-Aug-2016, reviewed 16-Aug-2016)
Appearance: opaque pale amber with two fingers of creamy ivory head, good retention and lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, tangerines, green grass, light resiny pine. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Medium body, moderate-soft carbonation, drying slightly sticky finish. (4/5)
An excellent example of Galaxy hopping, but in my opinion too restrained. I mean, OK, it’s not calling itself a DIPA the way Bright does, so I shouldn’t be expecting that level of hop bomb goodness – but this, though hoppy, is positively polite, and really isn’t “sharply bitter” like the commercial description claims. If the references are to be believed, this thing has a much higher IBU rating than Bright (90, versus Bright’s 75), but despite the forbidding opaque orange juice-like appearance, it’s soft-bodied and mild, bitter but not aggressive. Batch variations, maybe, but it’s not quite what I was expecting. I guess it boils down to me marking this down because it’s too easy to drink? (16/20)
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