Oh.. and that's all of ONE kind of beer. Yep. they ran out of everything except for ONE BEER..
But before I get to that, I snagged a highly sought-after IPA collab this week
Otter Creek / Lawson's Finest Liquids Collab - Double Dose IPA
an 8.5% ABV Imperial IPA. for those you not in the know, Lawson's has one of the most coveted IPAs in VT, which is saying something when your state is home to Heady Topper and Hill Farmstead. So they go an create a beer with Otter Creek, one of VT's oldest craft breweries.. These bottles were flying off shelves around me.. is it worth the hype..? a pure orange pour and decent head. There's grassy hops, bits of heavier, dank resin hops, and sweet orange peel. Sadly, only the last part comes through in the body.. it's pure bitter orange peel. zero malt notes, zero hops.. I hear everyone raving about this.. but it's just a mediocre orange peel bomb.. nothing more, nothing less. Might be a bad bottle, but who's to judge
- - 7 hops
Tree House Brewing Co. - Green
a 7.6% ABV IPA brewed with American and Australian hops.. we're talking 2 days old here folks.. Green is the name.. green as in fresh.. green as in WHOA. A perfect copper orange pour, clean and clear, with a just-right white head. The tropical nose on this makes you think you just stepped off a plane in Tahiti.. good god that's amazing. There's tons of pineapple, mango, guava.. also peaches, nectarines.. there's touches of sweet malts and just a bit of grass. I am 110% happy that the taste perfectly mimics the nose.. this is the epitome of a tropical IPA! Essentially no dankness, no pine, no stickiness.. pure. topical. glory. I just can't even talk about this beer anymore for fear my words won't live up to the beer. Each sip makes you want another until the next thing you know, the 750ml growler is gone in 25 minutes.
- - 9 Hops!
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