Anchorage Brewing Company Year of the Tiger – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.4% ABV (C$7.74 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 7-Feb-2023, reviewed 23-Feb-2023)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with one finger of rocky pale ivory head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: stone & tropical fruit, grape must, pithy citrus, light earthy funk. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: smooth medium body, moderate-soft carbonation, dry medium duration mildly warming astringent finish. (3/5)
I can’t find any official brewer’s notes, but secondary sources indicate this is brewed with Vic Secret & Mosaic, fermented with Chico, and double dry-hopped with Riwaka & Strata. Not a huge success for me. In particular, there’s a fairly sharp astringency in the finish that seems out of character for any DIPA, but even more so for a Hazy/NE-style one. I won’t say this is a disappointment from Anchorage, because my experience with them has run the gamut from extremely good, to merely acceptable. And that’s fine: good for them for pushing the envelope and not just producing the same thing again and again. It is what it is, and it might work for some, but for me it’s middle of the pack. (14/20)
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