Tired Hands Brewing Company / Omnipollo Extra Vanilla Double Milkshake IPA – American Double / Imperial IPA at 9.2% ABV (C$15.65 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 10-Jul-2024, acquired 9-Oct-2024, reviewed 25-Oct-2024)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with two fingers of fine pale ivory head, good retention and heavy soapy spotty lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, lactose, citrus, melon, cereal grains, vanilla, hint of resiny pine. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate-high bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-soft carbonation, slightly sticky warming finish. (4/5)
I initially thought there wasn’t much vanilla here, but it does eventually show up upon warming and retronasally through the finish. Not EXTRA Vanilla, I’d argue, but it’s there. More importantly, the sweetness is balanced, and it drinks impressively mildly given its near double-digit ABV. I’m not generally a huge fan of milkshake IPA’s, because more often than not they’re not really all that milkshake-like – but this pretty much ticks the boxes. (16/20)
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