Epic Brewing Chasing Ghosts – American Double / Imperial IPA at 10% ABV (C$8.90 at Collective, 473 ml, best before 6-Jan-2023, acquired 29-Dec-2022, reviewed 8-Jan-2023)
Appearance: murky hazy pale amber with one finger of loose pale ivory head diminishing gradually to a thin cap, moderate soapy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: citrus, stone fruit, caramel. (7/10) Taste: high sweet, moderate bitter. (6/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, sticky mildly warming finish. (4/5)
Not really working for me: the somewhat muddy, murky appearance is an inauspicious start, and although the aroma is decent, the flavour is just far too sweet for me. The high ABV doesn’t really temper that, though a more aggressive bitter might have. It gets a little more pleasant as it warms, especially with the warming finish mellowing things out, but it never really overcomes that excessively sweet stickiness. (14/20)
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