Evil Twin Brewing / Trillium Brewing Company Corner of George St and Shawmut Road – American IPA at 7.2% ABV (C$10.75 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 18-Jan-2024, acquired 23-Feb-2024, reviewed 6-Mar-2024)
Appearance: hazy deep gold with two fingers of rocky pale ivory head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: juicy citrus flesh and pith, tropical fruit, cereal grains, hint of melon. (9/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (9/10) Palate: smooth medium body, moderate-soft carbonation, off-dry medium duration finish. (4/5)
“Whirlpooled & dry hopped exclusively with Citra hops”. Very nice. I haven’t had a lot of Trillium prior to this one but my limited experience has been overwhelmingly positive: for n=8, μ=8.4 & σ=0.56, with nothing less than a 7.5 (and that one was a collab). I’ve had far more extensive experience with Evil Twin, but found them to be much less consistent: for n=56, μ=7.6 & σ=0.69, with some real stinkers in the mix (though to be fair, the lowest-scoring in my experience was also a collab, so arguably a little less Jeppe’s fault). This is pretty damn great, though almost certainly not worth the price tag – but who cares about such plebeian considerations? Not me, that’s who. (17/20)
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