Hop Butcher For The World Lord Octopus – American Double/Imperial IPA at 7.5% ABV (C$10.25 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 7-May-2024, reviewed 21-May-2024)
Appearance: hazy medium gold with one fat finger of rocky pale ivory head diminishing gradually to a thin skim, spotty lacing. (4/5) Aroma: overripe tropical & stone fruit, floral, caramel, citrus, vegetal. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium-full body, moderate-soft carbonation, short clean finish. (4/5)
Hopped with Mosaic and Mosaic Cryo. A bit thick and overdone, with fruit notes that come across as overripe and floral, with vegetal hints. It’s hard to put my finger on precisely how this falls short, but it’s just not a complete success for me, and leaves me wondering if Mosaic single-hop might be prone to this issue. A quick search suggests I’ve encountered similar overripeness in at least one other single-hop Mosaic (Field House’s Cryo Pop Mosaic DIPA) but also a couple better (Collective Arts’ Mosaic Four Ways and Eighty-Eight’s Power Wheels) so I’m not sure. (15/20)
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