Field House Brewing Co. / Twin Sails Brewing Big Triple Cryo Tropical Double IPA – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.3% ABV | 20 IBU (C$5.67 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 3-Nov-2022, acquired 1-Dec-2022, reviewed 12-Dec-2022)
Appearance: hazy deep gold with one fat finger of fine white head diminishing gradually to a thin cap, moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, citrus, cereal grains, coconut, berries. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter. (8/10) Palate: slightly creamy medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium duration slightly phenolic finish. (4/5)
The label says this is hopped with three Cryo-concentrated experimentals: 472, 630, and 586. I’ve had single-hopped 472 before, and got big barrel and pine notes that are pretty much completely missing here. I’ve not seen a single-hopped 630, and the occasions when I’ve encountered it haven’t caused me to make any particular observations about its character. And as for 586, I can only find one instance where I’ve had it, and found it to be similar to Mosaic, so that’s all to the good. It’s also brewed with Voss kveik yeast, which I think emphasizes the fruit character, but also gives the usual almost phenolic edge that I associate with kveik yeasts. I’ve had more than twice as many Twin Sails offerings (19) as I have Field house (7), but my scoring has given the two brewers a nearly identical average of 7.8, so both are strong contenders. This one doesn’t disappoint, and I could maybe have gone just slightly higher in the scoring, and probably would have but for that weird little note in the finish. (16/20)
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