O.T. Brewing Company Snow Rippa – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.4% ABV (C$4.45 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 18-Feb-2022, reviewed 9-Mar-2022)
Appearance: hazy medium gold with one fat finger of fine off-white head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical & stone fruit, caramel, citrus, hint of pine. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate-high bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium-full body, moderate-soft carbonation, building bitter boozy finish. (3/5)
Label notes say this is done with “an 80º C whirlpool of Azacca, Strata, Motueka, Amarillo, Mosaic, and Eldorado hops finished with a double dry-hop of Cryo-Amarillo and Cryo-Mosaic”, so you might as well call it “Kitchen Sink Rippa”. The label calls it “complex” but I call it “a bit of a muddled mess”. To be fair, there are no off notes, as such, but it is just a big slightly sticky dose of hops and malt. (14/20)
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