Parallel 49 Snap Crackle Hop Imperial Rice IPA – American Double / Imperial IPA at 9.3% ABV | 70 [?] IBU (C$4.45 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 20-Mar-2021, best before 20-Mar-2022, acquired 23-Apr-2021, reviewed 6-May-2021)
Appearance: clear medium gold with two fat fingers of loose pale ivory head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: orange juice, tropical fruit, rice, light resiny pine. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, high bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium slightly slick body, moderate carbonation, lingering building bitter warming finish. (4/5)
I definitely got the rice sweetness right away, reminiscent of a macro adjunct lager – albeit one on steroids. I couldn’t find any proper brewer’s notes, but secondary sources suggest 70 IBU and Motueka hops, both of which I believe. This has a lot of the characteristics you’d associate with such a high ABV, such as the slick feel and the higher sweetness, but all in all it’s not done badly at all. (15/20)
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