Burley Oak Brewing Company Sequioa Sap – American IPA at 7% ABV (C$10.75 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 20-Oct-2020, acquired 9-Dec-2020, reviewed 29-Dec-2020)
Appearance: opaque pale gold with two fat fingers of rocky pale ivory head, excellent retention and heavy chunky lacing. (4/5) Aroma: citrus, tropical fruit, resiny pine, pale biscuity malt, hint of floral. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium soft body, moderate carbonation, medium duration finish. (4/5)
I can’t find any proper brewer’s notes, but secondary sources indicate heavy doses of Citra and I believe it. Juicy citrus and tropical fruit dominate, brought to heel only slightly by a lingering resiny pine note. Smells a lot sweeter than it tastes, actually, (thankfully!) and finishes with a relatively clean slightly spicy bitter – all of which came as a surprise, given the name. I was expecting turpentine, or heavy West Coast tendencies at the very least, but this is a clean, fruity, and easy-to-drink NEIPA. Probably nowhere near worth the price tag, but I suppose someone’s got to pay for its trip from Maryland. (Ok, fine, maybe given its origin the NEIPA character isn’t all that surprising.) (16/20)
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