Canmore Brewing Company Misty Mountain Hops American IPA at 6.4% ABV | 55 IBU (C$3.75 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 12-Jul-2018, acquired 14-Aug-2018, reviewed 18-Aug-2018)
Appearance: slightly hazy straw with two fat fingers of fluffy pale ivory head, good retention and moderate stringy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, citrus, pale malt, dank resiny pine. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter, light tart. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry moderate bitter finish. (4/5)
A really good beer that isn’t even close to its claimed style of NEIPA. It’s hazy, sure, but only barely, and far more straw in colour than any self-respecting NEIPA I’ve known. Fruit might lead the way on the nose, but there’s also a definite dank pine note that, if not actually inappropriate for the style, is atypical. Most grievously, the bitterness is much higher than appropriate. None of these characteristics are negatives in general, of course, but I’m left wondering how to rank this. Hell with it, I like it. (15/20)
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