Stone - Enjoy By 04.01.13
a 9.4% DIPA with probably an insanely crazy amount of IBUs. A great golden orange pour with a perfect white head.. the nose coming off of this batch is still crazy good, but a notch beneath the first one to hit MA. Tons of citrus, pine, grapefruit, floral, resins... they just flow out of the bottle and glass. The first batch was a bit more..I'm not sure, pungent? powerful? aromatic? That being said, this stands up there with the best DIPAs aroma-wise. For such a high ABV DIPA.. this is still incredibly light and drinks all-too-easy. The heavier resins from the nose don't really come into play until the finish. The body is citrus and grassy, more sharp bitterness than before. This isn't supposed to be a balanced brew by any means, but even this seems a little out-of-whack.. It's juicy, it's sharp, it's bitter.. it's still damned good! Incredible lingering hop profile with just a hint of malt. Even 3 weeks later this is still incredible. (and in case you're wondering if the 'age' affected my opinion of this.. I had it immediately upon release as well and it's barely changed since then). Still worthy of a 9!
- - 9 Hops!
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