Definitive Brewing Company Cellar Echoes – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.2% ABV (C$9.95 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 10-Feb-2021, reviewed 24-Feb-2021)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with two fingers of fine pale ivory head diminishing rapidly to a thin cap & ring, sparse soapy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: stone & tropical fruits, pale cereal malts, melon & berries, resiny pine. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, building & lingering bitter finish. (4/5)
Secondary sources say this is a DDH DIPA brewed with Mosaic, Simcoe, Mosaic Cryo, and Simcoe Cryo. It’s my first from this brewery, so it was a bit of a blank slate – though, the fact that they’re Maine-based certainly excited a set of expectations. And, fact is, this one didn’t completely meet those expectations, particularly not given the price point. I mean, yeah, I personally don’t really care how much a given example costs, but when you’re at least twice the cost of a baseline local one, there’s a certain minimum standard I think you should meet. This… isn’t world-class. It’s good, but not great. And “definitive”? No, sorry. (15/20)
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