S.Y.C. Brewing Co. Hot Summer Nights – American IPA at 6.5% ABV (C$4.59 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 26-Aug-2020, acquired 17-Sep-2020, reviewed 23-Sep-2020)
Appearance: opaque medium gold with two fingers of loose off-white head, good retention and minimal spotty lacing. (3/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, stone fruit, citrus, pale malt, resiny pine, light farmhouse funk. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-soft carbonation, off-dry medium duration finish. (4/5)
The label notes say this is fermented with kveik, and hopped with Citra, Simcoe, and Amarillo. I guess I’m sort of getting all of those, but there’s not a lot of juicy intensity. That pretty much sums up this beer for me, I think: a lot of close but no cigar moments. Not precisely a swing and a miss, but at or near the bottom of my experience with this brewer. Ultimately it’s OK, but definitely not next-level. (14/20)
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