Strong sweet aroma. Smooth taste without any hop bite. Thick sweetness on the palate with mild hop aftertaste lingering, with hints of alcohol.
3 out of 5 stars.
New Belgium Higher Plane IPA
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Stone Enjoy by 01.01.21
No real aroma. Slightly sweet taste, but very subdued. Not a bitter hop monster, and also doesn’t taste like a 9.4% beer. Shockingly not too much of anything.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Double Psychedelic Cat Grass
Nice, broad, bright hop aroma. Taste has hop bite and then a mouthful of hop flavors and bitterness. Has a slight edge to the hoppiness, but not overpowering. Caramel malt sweetness in the background can be tasted in amongst the hop waves.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s The Liberator
Bright, strong hop aroma. Sharp biting bitterness, with a hint of caramel malt in the background. Full on hop bitterness assault that’s somehow still drinkable.
One month past the canning date, so still fresh.
5 out of 5 stars.
Bell’s Hopslam Jan-2020
Nice strong sweet hop aroma. Nice hop flavor that doesn’t have a harsh bite. Full hop flavor and maltiness, that gives way to a robust caramel malt flavor. This slowly fades and is replaced by a broad hop flavor that lingers.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Bell’s Hopsoulution Ale
Strong sweet aroma of hops. Fairly clean taste that’s a mix of caramel malt and a slight hop bite. No real bitterness detected.
4 out of 5 stars.
Old Nation Boss Tweed
Bought at brewery on 5/6/2018, date on bottom says 5/1/2018. I hope that’s a born on date, not best by…
Beautiful sweet aroma. Smooth mouth feel that’s a great balance of hops and malt. Aftertaste is slight hop fruitiness and clean malt in background. Full flavored and smooth, but not overpowering.
5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Superfluid
Nice hop aroma – sweet but not too strong, with a hint of fresh yeast smell. Nice full flavor that’s equal part hops, light malt, and yeast. Slight hop bitterness in the aftertaste.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Kuhnenn’s DRIPA
Nice sweet hop aroma. Nice bite of hops with a sweet edge. Good full hop flavor that’s tasty, but not overpowering. Nice clean malt in the aftertaste, again complimented by the hops. Awesome.
5 out of 5 stars
Ellison Relativity
Moderate hop citrus aroma, not too strong, balanced. Full mouth sweetness that comes in soft and ends resiny. Slight lingering sweetness of hops in aftertaste. No notable alchohol flavor, despite the 8.0% ABV. Aroma comes across much more balanced, but the flavor is pretty strong and resiny. This would be nice if it wasn’t so over the top with the resin flavor.
4 out of 5 stars.