Cabin Brewing Company / Bale Breaker Brewing Company By the Numbers – American IPA at 7.1% ABV | 60 IBU (C$4.81 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 21-Nov-2019, acquired 29-Nov-2019, reviewed 9-Dec-2019)
Appearance: slightly hazy pale gold with two fingers of rocky white head, excellent retention and moderate soapy lacing. (5/5) Aroma: tropical & stone fruits, resiny pine, citrus, caramel, earth. (9/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (8/10) Palate: off-dry medium body, moderate carbonation, lingering bitter slightly spicy finish. (4/5)
In the past year, I’ve watched Cabin get better and better, both alone and in collaboration, and this is no exception. This one is brewed with experimental hops HBC 630 & 692 courtesy of Bale Breaker, in addition to Amarillo, Comet, Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic. It would be nice to know what percentages of each we’re dealing with here, but overall the balance is much what I would have expected, with a lot of fruit, pine, and citrus on a clean caramel background. There’s not much I’d change here: perhaps a hint more dank resin and bright citrus on the nose, and slightly less lingering bitterness in the finish, which ends up having just a bit of an edge, but these are minor quibbles when you recall they’re only a year old. Throughly enjoyable. (17/20)
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