Ninepenny Brewing 12 Bricks – American IPA at 5.6% ABV (C$5.14 at NLC Stavanger, 500 ml, packaged on 17-Jun-2020, acquired 30-Jun-2020, reviewed 4-Jul-2020)
Appearance: opaque purple-pink with two fingers of loose light pink head diminishing rapidly to a thin ring, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: raspberry, floral, faint lactose. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate tart, moderate-low bitter. (8/10) Palate: smooth medium body, moderate carbonation, short duration lightly tart finish. (4/5)
This thing pours a shockingly intense purplish-pink, and is imbued with nearly as intense raspberry aroma and flavour. Despite the intense fruit flavour, the sweetness is quite mild, and I’m not getting a lot of lactose, except perhaps as a smoothness in the body. Yes, it’s all about the fruit, but in a way that emphasizes flavour over sweetness. In fact, it’s almost reminiscent of a Belgian Framboise, and once I got over the shock of how completely unexpected the whole thing was, I quite enjoyed it. (15/20)
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