Sometimes you just gotta grab some beers and drink them, for no reason other than "because"
Saranac - White IPA
a 6.0% ABV 50 IBU White IPA. Bought as part of a mix pack, sometimes it's nice to just drink 'regular' beer instead of ones I've traded or had sent to me that would be whale status in MA. A crazy bright golden yellow pour with a minimal head.. the Belgian yeast and bright lemon notes were forward on the nose, wheat and faint spices. It's got a Belgian Pale quality to it with cracker/biscuit-type malts, faint hops.. apparently Citra is used here.. it's slight notes that hint at it.. very bright citrus without a bite that;s indicative of Citra.. but the malt and spice body to it are a bit lacking. Decent blend of a Belgian style and IPA, however, and one of the better White IPAs out there with emphasis on both aspects of the beer
- - 7 Hops!
Squatters - Hop Rising
a 9.0% ABV 75 IBU Double IPA. This was given to my by a coworker who had one the other night and said "it's too damn hoppy for me!" Being the resident beer geek, I guess I get all unwanted beers and beer-related items by default. So score? Let's see... it pours a golden copper with a decent head. There's a strong presence of everything in the nose.. from ABV heat, to sticky-sweet malts, to piney hops with orange peel just dripping off them. I can see how some would say this is too much.. strong hoppy bitterness, but not a whole lot of bite, if that can be believed. There's a ton of peachy citrus to this, with thick honey, caramel, bready malts.. this has a huge body, like the hops of a DFH 90 Minute meet the body of a 120 Minute, meet the flavor of peach liquor.. it's odd, but not terrible. Search it out if you love sticky bold hops..
- - 6 Hops!
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