
First sip is predictably excellent. It has a bit of the hop bite to it, but, much like I've found with these DIPA's, the malt is really the river in which the hops flow, and the river itself is that sweet caramel malt that tamps down any of the bitterness that you would typically expect from this many hops. That said, the sucker's hoppy with those fruity hops.
Tip-in is all kinds of caramel malt with the carbonation tingling everywhere the beverage touches. The hops do not come out right at the beginning. However, when the middle comes, the torrent of caramel malt is imbued with the mangoes, oranges, and grapefruits with even a little prickle of pine. The finish gets a little bitter and a little dry as the hops are no longer restrained by the malt and can let you know why they're here.
Bottom Line: It certainly has a high enough alcohol content to lead to lampshades on the head, but it also has an of flavor for those of us without such tendencies.
4.0/5