Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery Paradise Delight – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.3% ABV | 35 IBU (C$5.35 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 28-Mar-2024, acquired 7-May-2024, reviewed 15-May-2024)
Appearance: slightly hazy pale gold with two fat fingers of growing fluffy white head, good retention and moderate chunky lacing. (4/5) Aroma: coconut, lemon, hints of vanilla and cereal grains. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter, moderate-low tart. (8/10) Palate: medium-light body, lively carbonation, short mildly warming finish. (4/5)
Malts are Pale Malt (2-Row), Pale Ale Malt, and Oat Malt. Hops are Cashmere and Idaho 7, dry-hopped with Sabro, Cashmere, and El Dorado. Coconut purée and lemon peel adjuncts. “Coconut Lemon Chiffon DIPA” Not gonna lie, this sounds like a kitchen sink kinda deal, but I’ve always had a great deal of respect for this brewery, so I’m willing to give it a fair shake. And I like it. This could have gone very very wrong and been a sweet mess, but in fact it’s surprisingly restrained on the palate despite the bombastic coconut aroma. It definitely succeeds in coming across as a not-too-sweet dessert cake, but in liquid form that makes you go a little cross-eyed. I’m probably rating this a touch high, but it’s just such goofy good fun that I’m OK with that. (16/20)
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