Boombox Brewing Company / Kilter Brewing Final Phantasy – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8% ABV (C$7.65 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 1-Oct-2025, acquired 13-Nov-2025, reviewed 20-Nov-2025)
Appearance: hazy deep gold with two fat fingers of fluffy pale ivory head, good retention and heavy soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: white wine, tropical fruit, dank resiny pine. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-soft carbonation, building bitter warming finish. (3/5)
The can says Nelson Sauvin pellets and cryo, Freestyle Mega Motueka, and Phantasm – but I dunno if that’s the full hop bill or not. It’s not bad, but gets a little edgy and bitter on the tongue, building through the finish and only slightly tempered by the ABV warming. I’ve got nothing against bitter beers as such, but if you’re going for hoppy and hazy, I prefer to keep that aspect under control. Yes, it’s balanced off a little by the weight, but the fact is most times I’d rather have two lighter gravity hazys than one heavier edgy one. But hey, that’s just me. (15/20)
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