S.Y.C. Brewing Co. Afternoon Hoot – Session IPA at 4.5% ABV (C$3.91 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 6-Aug-2020, acquired 19-Aug-2020, reviewed 25-Aug-2020)
Appearance: hazy deep gold with two fingers of rocky ivory head, excellent retention and well-defined chunky lacing. (4/5) Aroma: citrus, grass, caramel, herbal, pine. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry lingering building bitter finish. (3/5)
Not bad. On the up side, I particularly like how this is made with local malt and a wild local hop. I also like that there are fairly emphatic flavours despite the low ABV, and it never tends thin or watery. I’m not so thrilled with the actual flavours themselves, which verge on heavy and old-fashioned. The ultimate test for a Session Ale is, of course, whether you’d have another, and although I could, I probably wouldn’t. (14/20)
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