Town Square Brewing Anniversary Limited (Year 3 IPA) – American IPA at 6.5% ABV (C$4.45 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 5-Nov-2020, reviewed 8-Nov-2020)
Appearance: hazy deep gold with two fingers of rocky pale ivory head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: pithy grapefruit, resiny pine, herbal, tropical fruit, pale biscuity malt. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry lingering building bitter finish. (4/5)
I can’t find any brewer notes, but secondary sources say it’s hopped with Mosaic, Vic Secret, and Cascade, and that certainly fits with the flavour profile I’m getting. Definitely more emphatically bitter than normal for the hazy IPA style, but it’s well-balanced, and not excessive or unwelcome. Solid and pleasing. (16/20)
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