Mountains Walking Brewery Tin Sky DDH – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8% ABV (C$9.85 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 16-Feb-2021, acquired 3-Sep-2021, reviewed 3-Sep-2021)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with two fingers of creamy dense pale ivory head, excellent retention and heavy soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical & stone fruits, oats & bready malt, citrus, hint of resiny pine. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, sweetish medium bitter warming finish. (4/5)
The slightly muddy appearance is mirrored in the slightly muddy aroma. I’m not getting the bright hoppiness I like to see for Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy, or Mosaic hops (all favourites of mine), but I wonder whether that might be due to it really being too old. (I’ve sort of stopped checking dates when I’m hauling things out of the cooler, because my go-to shop – Collective – is generally pretty good about only stocking fresh, but they dropped the ball little here. It’s also more than a little puzzling that this thing apparently took 7 months to make the 7 hour drive from Bozeman.) (15/20)
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