ABV: 8%
IBU: 50
Sight: Cloudy burnt-orange with darker tones throughout. The head was very thin and coats the surface beige.
Taste: Malt is prominent to me from the beginning. The hop is more melded citrus...meaning flavors are overlapping each other and not a certain citrus is standing out. There is a mild bite of alcohol that leads to the tangy aftertaste that pinches the back corners of the tongue.
Overall: It's an okay effort...I was expecting intense hop bitterness, but never quit got it. The malt unfortunately covered it up for the most part. The mouthfeel is light to medium and the finish hangs awhile. Good, not great...Okay, not bad.
Score: 7.8/10
St. Louis Brewing - Schlafly Brewery
You actually expected "intense" hop bitterness from a 50 IBU beer? Hmm...
ReplyDeleteHere is the description from the Sclafly website..."Brewed with big hop flavor and aroma, this dry hopped American style IPA has enough malted barley backbone to stand up to the intense bitterness."...I focus on the words "Big Hop Flavor" & "Intense Bitterness"...so when i say I was expecting intense hoppiness, yes I was by that description
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