Cabin Brewing Company Giga Saturation – American Double / Imperial IPA at 9.1% ABV | 45 IBU (C$6.35 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 8-Apr-2024, acquired 7-May-2024, reviewed 13-May-2024)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with one fat finger of fluffy pale ivory head, excellent retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: juicy citrus, tropical fruit, cereal grains. (9/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate-low bitter. (9/10) Palate: soft medium body, moderate carbonation, mild clean finish. (4/5)
Hopped with Nectaron, American Noble, Mosaic, Citra, and El Dorado hops. Soft, hazy juice bomb. That’s a heck of a nice beer, right up there with the best this brewer does – and that’s saying something, considering my average score for them is just shy of world-class, and that’s with almost 40 examples. I actually don’t know if any of the breweries that produce benchmark world-class beers can actually claim to do better than that overall. Is it the best beer I’ve ever had? No. Clearly not. But it’s starting to get within reaching distance of that, and it’s local. I call that a major win. (17/20)
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