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Canned 2/15/24

So this is where canning limited releases comes into play for Revolution. I’m glad that is still the case these days, as I love their stuff. I haven’t had much hoppy from them, just Anti Hero and one other random beer in that family. I actually grabbed a can of this when I stopped at Half Time a while back, not realizing I had a Tavour box waiting for me back home that had 2 cans of this. I already drank the other 2 cans without reviewing, but spoiler alert: I fucking love it. Let’s get into if

Pours a clear orange gold with 3 fingers of very dense light beige head that slowly fades to a thin cap and leaves decent lacing

The nose presents these resinous hops in a way that reminds me of the old school DIPAs. I’m picking up on aromas of dank weed, pine sap, pithy grapefruit, orange juice, , underripe cantaloupe, toasty malt, grass, and light caramel

The fruity side of this one comes out more in taste, but without sacrificing much bitterness. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting pithy grapefruit, orange zest, cantaloupe, weed, grassy hops, bready malt, light pine, and caramel. The swallow brings notes of woody hops, pine sap, dank weed, toasty malt, pithy grapefruit, orange zest, lemongrass, and black tea

A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a slick beer. Finishes mostly dry and quite bitter

Even at over 2 months old, this beer is awesome. I should have given it a review when I first drank it a month ago, but this is still a fine representation of the beer it is

 

 

Canned 2/15/24. Deep gold pour with excellent clarity; one finger of tight white head; excellent cap retention; heavy ring; bands of sticky lacing; streaming carbonation. Nose is lemon zest, pine, green melon and tropical fruit. Entry is bitter lemon peel followed by pine, melon, passion fruit; bitter but firm malt backbone balances bitterness and alcohol notes. Medium light body; alcohol bite (10% abv) on tip of tongue; moderate carbonation lends to a crisp feel; some face flushing warmth as glass empties. Overall, my kinda WC IPA; great balance of malt and hop bitterness; long bitter citrus linger; I even like the alcohol bite. I’d drink again in a heartbeat.

 

 

16 oz can filled 2/15/24 vigorously poured into a Duvel tulip glass.
L: SRM 4-5 Pours 99% clear soft golden caramel color with a 1" off white rocky creamy head that has excellent retention and eventually recedes to edge foam, low carbonation, medium sticky tight lacing with torn sheets and light bands.
S: Herbal hop notes, a wee bit dank, fairly floral, light fruit notes.
T: Sweet caramelized malts, a layered hop blend of sweet, fruity, bitter, and resinous, then caramelized malts again. There are notes of citrus, melon rind and light candy sweetness. It is gently sharp. Light alcohol with warming. It has a long resinous & tea finish that is gently tropical.
F: Brisk then broad feeling & medium-bodied with a medium length drying finish that drops off then lingers.
O: Surprisingly not intense. Just hoppy and lengthy. Not too heavy tasting or feeling and it is not complex. Very well balanced sweet & bitter long drying finish that is fairly clean. Easy to drink. It is world-class in its style.

 

 

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a medium golden amber with a fine, three finger head with great retention and solid lacing. Aroma of lightly caramel malt, citrus, piney and dank hops, orange, grapefruit, light pine and a little catty dankness. Flavor is caramel malt, citrus, piney and tropical fruit hops, pine, pineapple, tangerine and mixed tropical fruit. Fruit esters in the finish. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. Oh yeah, they had me at 100 IBUs and the aroma was in my home territory of caramel, citrus and pine. There are wisps of mixed, mostly tropical fruit throughout the taste and nice fruit esters in the finish. Very much West Coast in style, and maybe a little old fashioned with the caramel malt, but just what I'm looking for. Ends with the promised high alpha bitterness, but well balanced with plenty of herbal hop flavors to support it. Hop bill is a bit busy (kind of a "most wanted" of West Coast hop strains), but fits together well and the high ABV is well covered. I've been a fan of Revolution's stouts and wanted to see what they could do with an IPA; I'm equally pleased.

 

Pours a semi clear amber with fluffy head.

Smell is fruity and a bit sweet. Notes of pine, grapefruit, peach, caramel and black tea with spicy and sweet hints.

Taste is fruity and intense with a powerful bitterness and sweet and boozy hints. Notes of pine, grapefruit, orange, peach, tea and caramel with some spicy hints.

Mouthfeel is full, chewy, sticky and qwell carbonated.

Overall, a fantastic punch in the mouth of a TIPA. Intense and belligerent.

Poured from a pint can, the body is an opaque brown-orange. Good initial head and solid lacing throughout the tasting. Nice appearance.

A pineapple forward nose and a melange of hoppy goodness. This beer has a kitchen sink of hops.

Taste up front is bitter hop bite later balanced somewhat by a sturdy malt backbone. Despite the initial bite, the bitterness quickly retreats. No sign of the high ABV.

Carbonation is good. The mouthfeel is smooth and unexpectedly dries up nicely.

At 10% ABV and 100 IBUs, one might view this beer as extreme. A fair comp might be to Resin by Sixpoint (8.1% and 103 IBUs) given similar stats, but this beer is quite balanced (though still listing to bitter) and is very drinkable. Likely for fans of bitter beer only.

 

 

This beer is currently helping me to sustain my will to live. Hints of fried chicken, caramel, and rice whiskey.