Blood Brothers Brewing Cactus Head – American IPA at 6.5% ABV (C$8.50 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 11-Jul-2024, acquired 31-Oct-2024, reviewed 22-Nov-2024)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with two fingers of fine white head, excellent retention and moderate chunky lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, grape must, citrus. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate bitter, light tart. (7/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate-soft carbonation, sweetish slightly flaccid finish. (3/5)
“Double dry hopped w/ Citra & Mosaic + white wine juice”. Meh. Probably a little too long in the can, but the aroma isn’t as punchy as I’d like, and it’s a little sweet and heavy on the tongue, with the body falling off a bit flaccid. I get the impression that, instead of adding complexity, the grape must is just kind of adding sweetness and weighing things down. It’s not terrible or anything, but it really fails to impress. (14/20)
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