Tired Hands Brewing Company TDH Punge – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.3% ABV (C$16.65 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 25-Jul-2024, acquired 9-Oct-2024, reviewed 23-Oct-2024)
Appearance: hazy medium gold with one finger of loose pale ivory head, excellent retention and heavy soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, citrus, stone fruit, oats, mild dank pine. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate-high bitter. (8/10) Palate: smooth medium body, moderate-soft carbonation, medium duration slightly hop burny mildly warming finish. (4/5)
Triple dry hopped with Motueka and Nelson Sauvin. Overripe tropical fruit dominates a cereal grain malt base with mild dank pine in the background. There’s a very slightly aggressive hop burn through the finish, with a mild warming from the ABV. I’m not trying to suggest there’s too much hopping here – what would that even be like? – but the hopping feels a little less bright and fruity and a little more heavy and bitter than I prefer to see in the style. Still very good, but not stellar. And again, like so many other TH offerings, not even close to worth the price tag when I can get just as good (or better) brewed locally for a third the price. (16/20)
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