I'm cleaning out the beer cellar from all of the random leftovers from Spring and Summer, and ran across this one way in the back. It's been sitting for almost a year, and while not a barleywine or otherwise intended for cellaring, I remember this one as big enough to take it.
Pours an orangish amber with a neon-like glow. Huge tan head that gets pillowy, then rocky, and never really goes away.
You can smell this one without getting near the glass. I hope the head isn't throwing off all the taste, but from what I know of this beer it isn't. It is, however, throwing off a huge crisp, hoppy smell that has a hint of orange citrus to it in addition to the sweet malt and bitter hops.
It has certainly mellowed a bit over the last year, but it still packs a great bitter punch. It's not as crisp as I remember it being, but it's still well within the type for an IPA. It finishes fairly dull, probably because it's a bit older than it's supposed to be.
It's one of my all-time favorite IPA's, and I'll get it again, I just won't leave any soldiers behind like this one.
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