Collective Arts Brewing IPA No. 14 – American IPA at 7.1% ABV (C$5.67 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 10-Aug-2020, acquired 3-Sep-2020, reviewed 5-Sep-2020)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with two fat fingers of fluffy white head, good retention, spotty lacing. (4/5) Aroma: juicy tropical fruit, citrus, bready malt, pine, melon. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium duration finish. (4/5)
Looks like they dropped the “Collective Project/” from the name – wonder why? Anyway, the can calls this a DDH DIPA, hopped with Citra, Motueka, and Idaho 7. Just by way of background, I just went back and checked my notes, and the only one in the entire series I’ve missed is number 2. Prior to this one, the lowest one I’d rated was number 1, with a “mere” 7.5, and there was a three-way tie, of 9, 5, and 4, at 8.5 – and I think this one comes right down the middle. I waffled a little on score, and might actually have scored it a little too high on appearance, and a little too low on aroma, but ultimately it’s neither radically different, nor clearly better or worse, than any previous attempts – the curse of competence, I suppose. (16/20)
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