Russian River Brewing Company Ron Mexico Session IPA at 4.5% ABV | 57 IBU (US$5.45 at Russian River Brewing Company, 510 ml, packaged on 14-Jun-2017, acquired 18-Jun-2017, reviewed 19-Jun-2017)
Appearance: clear straw with one finger of fluffy white head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: huge bright grapefruit, melon rind, faint pale crackery malt. (9/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (8/10) Medium-light body tending slightly watery, clean moderate bitter finish. (3/5)
Similar to Dribble Belt, both in terms of hop prevalence (albeit of somewhat different character) and in a tendency for it to drop off slightly watery. This half neomexicanus (HBC-438) is a really interesting hop and I’d like to see it in a full-strength IPA, with sufficient malt character for body. Really good, but a little too thin to quality as great. (16/20)
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