New Level Brewing Triple Berry Vanilla Milkshake IPA – American IPA at 7.5% ABV (C$4.95 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 17-Sep-2020, reviewed 27-Sep-2020)
Appearance: hazy purple-tinted pale amber with two fat fingers of rocky off-white head, excellent retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: field berries, vanilla, sweet cake dough. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate bitter, light tart. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, sweetish finish. (3/5)
So, let me the this straight: you’ve got the code printer, but instead of putting the packaging date on the bottom of the can, you choose to go with “BERRY YUM YUM”. Seriously? Anyway, this is emphatically sweet berry and cakey malts, with very little actual beer characteristic. It’s not bad, and it’s actually a bit impressive that so little of the hefty ABV makes itself known, but it’s not really “beer” in any traditional sense. (14/20)
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