Manual Labour Beer Co. Second Opinion – American IPA at 4.9% ABV (C$4.72 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 7-May-2024, reviewed 16-May-2024)
Appearance: clear pale straw with two fat fingers of growing fluffy white head, excellent retention and moderate chunky lacing. (4/5) Aroma: mild, stone fruit, citrus, pale crackery malt, retronasal coconut & grass. (6/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: light body, lively carbonation, short medium bitter finish. (4/5)
Pilsner malt, hopped with Amarillo, Galaxy, and Sorachi Ace. This one’s a bit of an odd duck and hard to nail down. Initially, I got pretty big coconut notes, albeit only retronasally, to the point that I figured it had to be hopped with Sabro. (Turns out I was wrong there.) That faded fairly quickly though, and turned into a sort of grassy finish, and the aromas were quite mild overall. On the up side, although Sorachi Ace is not a particularly pleasant hop in my experience – I generally find it a bit dill-forward – no such negative notes were present here. The overall character was quite mild and not all that engaging. (13/20)
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