Annex Ale Project Original Echoes – American IPA at 6.8% ABV (C$4.45 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 7-Aug-2020, acquired 19-Aug-2020, reviewed 26-Aug-2020)
Appearance: near-opaque pale gold with two fat fingers of rocky pale ivory head, good retention and minimal lacing. (4/5) Aroma: juicy citrus, tropical fruit, pine, pale malt. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium slightly creamy body, moderate carbonation, off-dry moderate bitter finish. (4/5)
“Triple hopped with Cryo Citra, Galaxy, and Mosaic”. I guess the use of “triple” as the number of hops isn’t necessarily wrong as such, but it’s definitely a different context than when the word “double” is used with “dry hopped”, since then it refers to the number of times hop additions occur. As long as we’re clear on that. But yeah, this is nice. All the characteristics you’d expect from three of my favourite hops, nicely balanced. I think this is another contender in the 9- or 10-way tie for first place as my best Annex product to date – and a whole lot better than their Echo Chamber, which is dead last. (And it’s not lost upon me they’ve previously used “echo” in their naming, so how is this “original”? But I’m inclined to forgive that, given how good this beer is.) (16/20)
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