Phillips Brewing Company Little Wonder Hazy IPA – American IPA at 4.0% ABV (C$2.95 at Collective, 355 ml, best before 10-Sep-2021, acquired 7-May-2021, reviewed 24-May-2021)
Appearance: hazy pale straw with a massive rocky white head, excellent retention and heavy droopy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: mild, oily citrus zest, cereal grains, faint grass. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter. (6/10) Palate: light body falling off watery, moderate carbonation, off-dry short duration finish. (3/5)
Brewer notes indicate wheat malt, spelt and flaked oats, dry-hopped with Citra, Ekuanot, Mosaic, Sultana, and Sabro. Mild aroma and flavour on a body that starts thin before falling off further into watery territory. What little character it has is pleasant and inoffensive, but it’s clearly watered down – which is to say, it’s a diet beer and it shows. Its most memorable characteristic is its frankly stupid head, so crush it and forget it. (13/20)
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