Field House Brewing Co. Super Tall Hazy – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.5% ABV (C$7.95 at Collective, 568 ml, packaged on 18-Apr-2024, acquired 28-May-2024, reviewed 3-Jun-2024)
Appearance: hazy straw with one finger of fine white head diminishing gradually to a thick persistent cap, well-defined soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, citrus, cereal grains, light herbal. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-soft carbonation, medium duration mildly warming finish. (4/5)
Brewer notes say this “features Mosaic, Citra and a heavy dose of HBC 586”. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like their super literal naming on this one. And, y’know, this is a brewery that I feel like I tend to consistently underrate – or, at least, consistently be surprised when they actually perform well. And I’m not sure why, because in my admittedly somewhat limited experience, they’ve done quite well: excluding this one, for n=10, μ=7.5 & σ=0.67 – and the first three out of four I had by them were pretty much world-class. (To be fair, this one should pull the average up a little. Or, at least, offset one bottom outlier and tighten up the deviation.) I might be a touch enthusiastic on my scoring here, but not by much. (16/20)
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