Barrier Brewing Company / Magnify Brewing Company Jump In The Line – American IPA at 8.5% ABV (C$8.90 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 14-Oct-2022, acquired 1-Dec-2022, reviewed 6-Dec-2022)
Appearance: hazy deep gold with two fat fingers of pillowy pale ivory head, excellent retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: citrus, pine, tropical fruit, cereal grains, berries. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter. (8/10) Palate: slightly creamy medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium duration finish. (4/5)
The label says this is double dry-hopped with Citra, Simcoe, Calypso and Citra lupulin powder. The aroma and flavour profiles are pretty much what you’d expect with those hops, but I guess I was expecting a bit more bright juiciness. The aroma is pleasant, with no off notes at all, but falls a bit short in emphasis. I flip-flopped a little on scoring this one, and initially went a point lower on aroma and overall, for half a point lower in total, but decided that just wasn’t fair to a very decently-made beer. Pushing over the edge is the extremely drinkable nature, which is fairly impressive given the no-foolin’ ABV. (And, by the way, everyone is just calling this an IPA, and not a DIPA? Where exactly are the goalposts these days? Not complaining, just curious…) (16/20)
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