Double Mountain Brewery and Taproom Hop Lion American IPA at 6.7% ABV | 65 IBU (C$6.39 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 500 ml, packaged on 27-Jun-2017, acquired 25-Aug-2017, reviewed 25-Aug-2017)
Appearance: slightly hazy pale gold with two fat fingers of rocky white head, excellent retention and moderate lacing. (4/5) Aroma: dank resiny pine, citrus, tropical fruit, earth. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate carbonation, dry dank medium duration bitter finish. (4/5)
I’d be lion if I said I didn’t like this! Heh heh… (sigh) What? I’m a dad. It comes with the territory. This smells great, and though it took me a little bit, I finally got the reference: it’s a Rasta lion, thus the very dank character (and the label notes about passing it to the left hand side). Bonus points for using “petrichor” as a tasting note, by the way – isn’t that a great word? I called it earth, but sure, petrichor works. Jah love, mon. (16/20)
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