Great Notion Brewing & Barrel House Over Ripe – American IPA at 7% ABV (C$8.95 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 1-Dec-2022, reviewed 13-Dec-2022)
Appearance: hazy medium gold with two fingers of loose pale ivory head diminishing rapidly to a thin cap, minimal spotty lacing. (3/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, coconut, cereal grains, citrus. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate-low bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-low carbonation, sweetish medium-short duration finish. (3/5)
The label says “with mangosteen flavor” – so of course I had to look up what the jeezly hell a mangosteen is. (It’s a tropical fruit. Look it up yourself, what am I, Wikipedia?) I wasn’t sure if it was responsible for the coconut note, or whether that was a function of the hopping. Brewer’s notes say this is hopped with Citra, Motueka, and Azacca, so presumably no coconut from there, and we’re back to the mangosteen. Interesting, though slightly oversweet for my preference. (15/20)
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