Bent Stick / Polyrhythm Oom-Pa-Pa Blue Dream Hazy IPA – American IPA at 6.8% ABV (C$6.00 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 15-Aug-2025, reviewed 25-Aug-2025)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with one finger of fine white head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: slightly mild, resiny pine, stone & tropical fruit, berries, cereal grains. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, sweetish slightly sharp finish. (3/5)
I generally find Bent Stick to be reasonable but unremarkable, while Polyrhythm is almost without exception world-class. This unfortunately tends more to Bent Stick’s standards, than to Polyrhythm’s. The aroma’s not as bright and punchy as I’d like, while on the tongue it’s simultaneously a little sweet and a little sharp through the finish. These aren’t fatal flaws, but they’re enough to kick it down into “merely good” territory for me. (14/20)
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