Cannery Brewing Company Zombie Swarm – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.5% ABV | 80 IBU (C$4.90 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 26-Sep-2024, acquired 31-Oct-2024, reviewed 31-Oct-2024)
Appearance: clear pale gold with one finger of fine white head diminishing gradually to a thin cap, moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical & stone fruit, citrus, pale malt, light pine, faint cooked vegetables. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, high bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry mildly warming finish. (4/5)
The label says this is hopped with “West Coast Cryo hops”, so based on the flavour profile I’m gonna go with, I dunno, the usual starts-with-C suspects? (I just checked, and the brewer web site says Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Simcoe, and Amarillo, so not a bad guess on my part?) I’m going to blame the Simcoe for the slightly vegetal undernote, because I usually blame Simcoe. It’s fine, but a little muddled and lacking the bright punchiness I like to see from Cryo. Definitely an older/traditional interpretation of the style, with an emphatic bitterness, albeit one appropriate to the weight. (14/20)
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