Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Interstellar Fog – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.5% ABV (C$9.85 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 1-Dec-2020, acquired 10-Feb-2021, reviewed 24-Feb-2021)
Appearance: hazy straw with two fingers of loose pale ivory head diminishing rapidly to a thin ring, spotty lacing. (3/5) Aroma: juicy citrus, stone fruit, pale cereal malts, tropical fruit, light earthy pine. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, lingering bitter slightly astringent finish. (4/5)
Dry hopped with Galaxy, Zeus, and Mosaic. For lack of a better term, I find this a little “edgy”, in the sense that the flavours don’t seem to be melding the way I’d like to see. In particular, there’s a little astringent edge in the finish that slightly interferes with its drinkability. Good, but that’s about as far as I’d go with it. (14/20)
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