Month: December 2025

Irrational Brewing Company Lucidity 12 – American IPA at 6.5% ABV (C$6.00 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 21-Nov-2025, reviewed 2-Dec-2025)

Appearance: clear straw with one finger of fine white head diminishing rapidly to a thin skim, spotty soapy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: mild, citrus, tropical fruit, pale malt, hint of resiny pine. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium  body, moderate carbonation, off-dry short finish. (4/5)

“w/ Simcoe, Krush, & Pineapple Express”. Well, maybe, But not a whole lot of ‘em. The aroma is quite mild, without the big piney cues I look for in a WCIPA. Decent, not great. (14/20)

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Irrational Brewing Company Freestyle Manalita – American Double / Imperial IPA at 8.0% ABV (C$6.35 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 21-Nov-2025, reviewed 2-Dec-2025)

Appearance: hazy straw with one fat finger of dense pale ivory head, excellent retention and well-defined soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: stone & tropical fruit, cereal grains. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium slightly creamy body, moderate-soft carbonation, medium duration finish. (4/5)

This triple dry-hopped DIPA appears to be single-hopped with Freestyle Manilita. This is a new hop to me, and I have to say, it’s promising. I’m very much picking nits here, but for me this one might fall just a tiny bit short as a single-hop. (At least, “short” in the sense of being not quite perfect – it’s still certainly world-class.) There’s nice stone and tropical fruit going on, but not a lot else. I always like at least a little pine backstopping the fruit and reminding you that this is indeed beer, and not fruit juice. (16/20)

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