Trillium Brewing Company Scaled Up – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8% ABV (C$15.75 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 15-Feb-2024, acquired 23-Apr-2024, reviewed 25-Apr-2024)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with one fat finger of fine pale ivory head, excellent retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: stone fruit, dank pine resin, citrus, white grape. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate-high bitter. (9/10) Palate: medium-full body, moderate carbonation, lingering mildly warming finish. (4/5)
I am indecently happy at the fact that my local beer shop was able to bring in half a dozen different Trillium offerings, four of which were new to me. (I also had a bit of a mini stroke when that four pack fell out of the back door of my truck into my driveway. Remember the baby carriage scene in The Untouchables? Think that, but with more swearing. Luckily none ruptured.) Expensive? Yes, but cheaper than a trip to New England, so on that basis definitely worth it. Hopped with Galaxy, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin, and Columbus, and the flavours pretty much follow that. I went back and forth on the aroma and taste scores several times before settling on what I think is a pretty reasonable assessment. (17/20)
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