Trillium Brewing Company Double Dry Hopped Fort Point – American Pale Ale at 6.6% ABV (C$15.75 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 5-Mar-2024, acquired 23-Apr-2024, reviewed 28-Apr-2024)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with one fat finger of fine pale ivory head, excellent retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical and stone fruit, citrus, resiny pine. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium-full body, moderate carbonation, medium duration finish. (4/5)
The brewer says this contains the same ingredients as the base (Citra and Columbus hops, malted with American 2 Row Barley, White Wheat, C-15, and Dextrin[e]) but with an additional Citra dry hop. That said, the malt bill for the base actually doesn’t include Dextrin, and I suspect they’ve added that to try and bring up the body. I mean, I’m not complaining, but the effect of the additional dry hop (and for that matter, it being month younger than the base I just had) is barely perceptible. Yes, there might be a bit more tropical fruit in there, but it’s not a night and day situation, and I noticed very little increase in body. I’d go so far as to say that would probably have to have them side by side, as opposed to in sequence, in order to really discern any significant differences. Again, I could have gone slightly higher, but probably no more than half a point overall. (And yes, I suspect I’m getting harder to impress in my old age / increased experience. Deal with it.) (16/20)
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