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Grand Haven , MI

Overall: 8.24/10 by 1 dude

Trend: 8.24/10 over past 5 reviews

Style: Imperial/Double India Pale Ale

ABV: 8.50%

Season: na

Have Another: 100%

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  • A: 9.0 | T: 8.0 | L: 8.0 | M: 8.0 | O: 8.0
  • Color: Pale Amber
  • A: Copper amber color, clear with an off-white soft meringue like foam head.

    S: Mostly my impression is strawberries or papaya or melons. There's some low notes of citrus, probably grapefruit but very subtle.

    T: Not sweet, more toffee like is the malt presence. Then come the fruit flavors, initially I think papaya and melons, but then I am unsure if it's more strawberry. All of the malts and fruit blend well. A little hop bite creeps in at the end, but not very pronounced. Very middle of the road in mouth-feel, and leans ever so slightly towards dryness.

    O: At first seemed dry and mixed flavor notes. Intriguing but not sure it was loveable. Upon repeated tastes the variety of fruit flavors melded into a strawberry like single note and the great balance of the beer seemed more apparent. This beer was never sweet but the malt was in perfect harmony like some English semi-sweet and salty toffee. Very solid and individualistic. I really think this is one of the small Midwest breweries to watch.
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  • Reviewed: Friday, April 18, 2014 at 23:28:04
  • Tasted: Friday, April 18, 2014
  • $1.67 for 12 oz. bottle
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