S.Y.C. Brewing Co. Fiesta – Session IPA at 4.5% ABV (C$4.95 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 15-Nov-2022, acquired 29-Dec-2022, reviewed 20-Jan-2023)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with one fat finger of fluffy pale ivory head, good retention and spotty lacing. (3/5) Aroma: mild, tropical fruit, pale malt, floral. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate carbonation, off-dry short duration slightly astringent finish. (3/5)
The label says this is dry-hopped with Azacca, but doesn’t specify that it’s actually a single-hop. Regardless, I don’t think they used a whole heck of a lot of them. It’s a bit disappointing, to be honest: even though it’s not actually all that light in ABV, it has a severely curtailed flavour profile. I’ve had beers that were lower ABV than this one but kept a nice hoppy punch. As well, although the body never really tails off as watery, it does finish slightly astringent in the way that I’ve noted in some other lower-ABV offerings. Overall, it’s not actually terrible, but it’s an awful lot of compromise for a very modest reduction in ABV. (13/20)
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