Tomahawk IPA
The Old Brewery

They call this an Imperial IPA, even though to my mind it's sitting on the verges of the Single/Double border. Australian brewers do tend to the smaller IPA range, however, so this probably makes sense.

Deep bright orange colour, making the beer shine with a pleasant fresh look. Slight haze captures the light, and the head is a solid, frothy white. Good weight to the body. Overall, it's an excellent looking IPA.

Nose is full and frothily fruity. Big tropical aroma or fresh oily hops, although no one particular ester or fruit character is dominant—it's just a generic hop bang. There's a pleasant juicy, clear malt sweetness behind it as well. Already, I can tell this is a good beer.

Taste is very pleasant. Juicy hop flavours come through on the front, giving a pleasant almost-sweetness, backed up by the robust malt presence which carries it on a bed of caramel and slight butterscotch. Big bitterness on the finish, with potent hops balancing the prominent sweetness. Feel is smooth and thick, with the clinging hop oils providing a cleansing relief.

This is a really nice IPA. To my mind, it's a proper American style single IPA, but probably struggling to be a really memorable Double. I'm happier just to call it a single IPA and call it a good one.