The last one from Florida Beer Co that my momma brought back from her little trip to Florida. Only one from them that I have ever heard of, so I figured I'd save it for last.
Florida Beer Company - Swamp Ape Imperial IPA
a 10% ABV 85 IBU Imperial IPA. Very traditional for the style, it's an orange-y golden pour and minimal head. There's a ton of malty sweetness coming off the nose.. honey, graham crackers.. with a lot of peach and apricot fruit and floral notes (think rose and lavender). This is a hot boozy IIPA for sure. The malt and hops cannot contain the 10% ABV and the sweetness fall short of the bitter hops.. This is out-of-whack.. no balance between any of the flavor components. On it's own, the hop profile isn't bad, but is a bit heavy on the resinous piney hops. The malts are a bit too sweet, but not terrible. But combining the two just makes more of a mess. It's not terrible, but it's mediocre at best for the style. (it COULD be that this is a little bit old.. but this should be holding up better than the pales and other styles I got from FL)
- - 5 Hops
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