Superflux Beer Company Moo Cow IPA – American IPA at 6.5% ABV (C$7.00 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 9-Jan-2024, acquired 23-Feb-2024, reviewed 26-Feb-2024)
Appearance: hazy/murky medium gold with one fat finger of rocky white head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, citrus, lactose, cereal grains. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium bitter finish ending slightly sharp. (3/5)
Secondary sources say this is hopped with Galaxy, Vic Secret, and Citra, and, no surprise, has a milk sugar adjunct. I was a little disappointed with this one, because it doesn’t really deliver what the labelling strongly indicated to be the intended style. Yes, there’s milk sugar in the aroma, but the taste and finish are sharper than that would imply, to the extent where I consider it a strike against the score. Ultimately, this one is a fair bit below average for my prior experience with this brewer (for n=14, μ=8 & σ=0.52) but one might argue that’s more a function of their record of excellence, than of this being particularly offensive – because it isn’t. It’s just not up to their standards. Sorry, guys, but that’s what you get for being consistently great: people start to expect greatness, and mere competence doesn’t cut the mustard. (14/20)
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