Medicine Hat Brewing Co. / Valley Brewing Reaper of Death 2.0 Double NEIPA – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.8% ABV | 34 IBU (C$4.85 at Liquorville Legacy, 473 ml, packaged on 1-Jun-2021, acquired 25-Jun-2021, reviewed 27-Jun-2021)
Appearance: hazy straw with two fingers of loose off-white head diminishing gradually to a persistent cap, moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, citrus, cereal grains, resiny pine, coconut. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, lingering bitter warming finish. (4/5)
Label notes say this is hopped with Azacca, Eclipse, El Dorado, Idaho 7, Sabro Cryo, and Pink Boots Hop. That’s a bit more complex than the first version of this I had, just over a year ago, which listed only Azacca, Idaho 7, and Sabro Cryo. (This is also the first time I’ve encountered the concept of Pink Boots hops, but apparently there’ve been four such blends to date, with the current one consisting of Cashmere, Ahtanum, Citra, Loral, and Sabro.) I really don’t feel like the added complexity is helping here. Specifically, I thought the first one was heavily Idaho 7 dominated, making it some holy shit dank-ass dankitude. This one has got a lot more tropical fruit, and maybe even a little Sabro coconut, cutting the dank and making it feel sweeter. (15/20)
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