Juicy Double IPA
Garrison Brewing Company

 

Very nice beer . Intense taste that packs a punch .8% but they have a 6 % version .

 

 

A- 16oz can pours into a snifter with a mostly clear golden orange body and a very thick cap. The crown has a puffy texture with great retention and big pillows of lacing form around the glass.

S- Sweet malts and citrus hops give that classic candied zesty orange feel here and it makes up most of the aroma. Malts have a moderately high presence for the style with bready, sweet and slightly toasty notes. A touch of sweet tropical fruit.

T- Big citrus and pine hops with pretty much equal malt strength. The oranges are very strong with this one with both the sweet and the bitter zesty peel, grapefruit also with strong pine, hints of tropical and floral hops as well. Malts are sweet with bready, slight caramel and bready hints.

MF- Big and pretty thick on the palate. As the head suggested this one is creamy and very smooth and silky. Ends with a strong bitterness.

The classic oranges, grapefruit, pine and semi strong malts that bring some strength but don't throw the hops out of kilter much.

 

Here is another “New England style” IPA with no haze at all. The brewer says it’s made with NE Ale yeast, but it doesn’t seem to have the raw grains and murky stuff. It tastes like a really clean and clear DIPA. Color is orange-amber with lots of foam in the tumbler. Tangerine in the aroma along with some peach. Strong and malty and moderately sweet.

Flavors of citrus peel, orange, and a touch of pineapple. Moderate but distinct bitterness in the aftertaste. Spritzy on the tongue and well carbonated. Not overly acidic, but certainly tangy. Here is another really good IPA from the Maritimes. From the 473 ml can purchased at the brewery restaurant on Halifax harbor.

 

L - 3-finger beige head atop a translucent orange body.

S - oranges, pine, cotton candy.

T - oranges and cotton candy, wrapped in dank. Low bitterness, moderate sweetness, low booziness.

F - medium body and carb.

O - rather enjoyable, just a little too sweet.

 

Pours bright orange with a frothy everlasting head. The aroma is citrusy with some tropical fruit and pine. Huge grapefruit, lemon and mango hop flavors explode in the first sip. A sturdy caramel malt profile is quite prominent, providing lots of balance. The mouthfeel is full bodied with lots of creamy carbonation. Medium to high bitterness in the grassy, long finish.

A fantastic 'East coast' DIPA. Super dank and complex, and also balanced. I'd get it again.

 

 

 

Copper, filtered with ginger ale like carbonation, and topped with 4 fingers of rocky, white head.

Smells of oranges, mango, creme brulee, tangerine, and orange skin.

Loads of tropical fruit including jackfruit, durian, pineapple, soursop, a solid sweetness which I'd expect from a double IPA, and patches of dank kale and green vegetables. Oranges and tangerines as well.

Medium body that feels really light on the tongue for the ABV, with little carbonation.

Got this at LCBO, drinking in Muskoka April 10, 2018. Excellent brew from Garrison. Must be tried by beer geeks.

 

 

 

I think Garrison brews are somewhat underrated. This is so lovely and is right up there with the best IPAs Canada has to offer. My only problem is the butt ugly design on the can.
The nose is one of the nicest out of all the IPAs I have supped, the head has perfect retention and the taste is the type of fruit/pine mix that I enjoy the most.
This is very good.