Trillium Brewing Company Melcher Street American IPA at 7.2% ABV (US$4.30, Trade from Bayman 4048 – thanks Norm!, 473 ml, bottle date 5-Aug-2016, acquired 12-Aug-2016, reviewed 14-Aug-2016)
Appearance: opaque pale amber with one fat finger of creamy ivory head, moderate retention and patchy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: resiny dank pine, grapefruit zest, biscuity pale malt, mango and stone fruit, very light cattiness. (9/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry slightly sticky and mildly warming finish. (4/5)
A very nice example of Mosaic hopping, with a somewhat danker, less juicy aroma than the Congress Street. Still getting citrus, but it’s more grapefruit rind and less juicy orange. There’s also a little stone or tropical fruit in there, but there’s also just a hint of that cattiness you sometimes get with Mosaic, although it’s not overwhelming or off-putting at all. Overall it suffers just a little by comparison to Congress Street. Still an excellent A/IPA, mind you, and highly enjoyable. (17/20)
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