Presenting the richer side of IPAs, this double IPA has a slightly burnt flavor and intense bitterness but ultimately goes too far into an unbalanced sourness, missing that sweet spot where IPAs still taste like beer just without the soda pop and rotting squash flavors normal to American beer.
One of our regular posters proposed in the comments what should really be a test: is this beer so much better than Natural Light that it is worth the money? In this case, it passes the Natty Light test but does not go much further; this beer is not fun to drink, not because it is bitter but because it lacks any balance or grace.
“Balance or grace? What is this neutered nonsense?” you might say, but the fact is, many things in life we appreciate when they are not screwed up but do not notice that fact. Here, there is a jarring lack of balance to the flavor which ruins the ability to appreciate it subconsciously as whole and natural.
Tags: beer, craft beer, IPA, karbach brewing, microbrew
Here’s the problem, the cover art isn’t stupid/brave enough like the previous ones. In this case, if it doesn’t look like something that Sam Hyde would design you’re dealing with a watered down produkt.
The metal goon way is to judge a book by its cover 9/10 of times, and you’ll be surprised.