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Where exactly is Brix City? Is it an actual city in Connecticut? Because the can says this is brewed in North Haven. I wonder if this is another one of those deals where a brewery decides it’s close enough to a location to name itself after it. I would have expected North Haven to be the big name. I’ve never heard of Brix City. Maybe it’s a nickname. Maybe it’s the last name of one of the brewmasters. There’s no way to know, and I’m not going to bother looking it up.
It’s a double IPA, and I’m usually grateful for a double IPA. This one has more detritus than usual sitting at the bottom of the can, and that kind of plops into the rest of the beverage right at the tail end of the pour. Even now, as it has settled, I’m still looking at chunks of what I can only assume is yeast floating around in the center. What’s interesting is that the fluid dynamics are causing some of it to actually rise from the bottom of the glass. It’s almost mesmerizing. Anyway, this looks kind of like orange juice with lots of little yellow bits in it. It doesn’t smell of orange juice, though there is definitely citrus coming to the nose. I can’t immediately tell what the malt is, but it smells kind of biscuity. It’s time for a good sipping.
That is a strikingly good sip. The citrus is doing a great job of handling a little bit of floral taste from the hops that’s coming through. The malt is very calm in the way it’s tamping down all the bitterness. The result is a kind of fruity and somewhat heavy beverage that is almost entirely enjoyable. I’m not sure exactly what I would change to make this a 5 out of 5 based on just a sip. Let’s see if a swig can tell me whether this is truly a perfect beverage.
Bottom Line: I'm pretty grateful for it.
4.5/5
