Tired Hands Brewing Company Alien Church – American IPA at 7.0% ABV (C$12.85 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 9-Jul-2024, acquired 9-Oct-2024, reviewed 17-Oct-2024)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with a massive fluffy pale ivory head, good retention and spotty lacing. (4/5) Aroma: citrus, tropical fruit, cereal grains, dank pine. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-soft carbonation, off-dry medium duration finish. (4/5)
Brewed with Cascade and Columbus, dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and Chinook. It’s probably a little too long in the can for a fair assessment, but hell with it – if you’re going to ship it and shelf it, I’m going to review it as it is. The aroma is decent, but not quite as bright as I’d like it to be. The taste and finish have a little sharpness throughout – not enough to call astringency, but enough that it’s not entirely smooth. So, pick your poison and knock a point off the taste or palate, but either way it’s just a little short of great. (And certainly not worth the price tag, given the number of fresh local options that are better for less money, but that’s always the risk you run when dealing with imports, right?) (15/20)
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