Ravens Brewing Co. Jackalope – American IPA at 7% ABV | 24 IBU (C$4.27 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 9-Apr-2021, reviewed 22-Apr-2021)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with two fat fingers of dense pale ivory head, excellent retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: juicy citrus, apples, melon, stewed fruits, barnyard funk. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (6/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, lingering mildly astringent lightly funky finish. (3/5)
I vigorously dispute that 24 IBU on the label – it drinks more like three or four times that, if you ask me, especially with the slight astringency in the finish. I suppose there might be some Kveik yeast-derived compounds there that don’t show up in the standard chemistry? Brewer notes indicate they used 15 hops in this – which might actually be too much a good thing, in that it seems to have resulted in somewhat a mish-mash of aroma and flavour lacking clear direction. It’s OK, but not one I’d seek out again. (13/20)
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