Phillips Brewing Company 6IX American IPA at 6% ABV | 69 IBU (C$3.00 at Oak & Vine, 473 ml, best before 2-Sep-2018, acquired 25-May-2018, reviewed 26-May-2018)
Appearance: hazy particulate-laden pale gold with a short-lived loose off-white head, minimal lacing. (3/5) Aroma: dank resiny pine, caramel, tropical fruit, citrus. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, high bitter. (8/10) Medium slightly oily body, moderate carbonation, off-dry lingering and building bitter finish. (4/5)
Total palate-wrecker hop bomb, even exceeding that magic 10:1 IBU:ABV ratio. (Apparently – I can’t find confirmation on the brewer web site that that IBU rating is correct, but it certainly feels right to me.) So much lupulin that there’s free-floating chunks and the head can’t retain. In other words, my kind of beer! (16/20)
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