Style : IPA
ABV : 6%
Well I haven't been able to update the blog as much as I'd like this week but that's because I've been pretty busy with work and school. I suppose those things are a little bit more important then beer, but I don't know sometimes... Speaking of which I only have 20 minutes to review this beer before I have to leave for my next guitar lesson, so I'm gonna keep this brief.
Ballast Point makes some great beers, especially the IPA style. I've had a few of their beers, most importantly Sculpin, which was heavenly, and they really seem to have their IPA's down to a science.
This one sort of reminded me of Sculpin, but the balls just haven't dropped yet. It has a good amount of hops and citrus in the aroma, and flavor, but doesn't quite carry the bite that Sculpin had. The color is darkish and hazy, with a slightly cloudy center. The way I know if a beer has a good amount of hops in it or not is if my girlfriend sneezes within 10 seconds of trying it. She's allergic to hops I believe ( and chocolate, so pretty much all things good in this world, or any other). She better stay away from Hopslam or Hopstoopid. Anyway, I really enjoyed this beer. The beer wasn't too heavy on the mouth and as it warmed up a bit the malt backing really made it's presence known.
Probably too brief of a description but I'm running out of time.
Grade A
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