Jack's Mountain Hop
Endless Brewing

 

Thanks to Charles for pouring this for me at the HF FoFA bottle share. Always interested to try anything using smoked malt. Smell was nice and hoppy with a mild smoke smell in the background. Taste followed suit, with the two complimenting each other nicely. I normally don't like smoked IPAs (sixpoint, I'm looking at you), but this was really nice!

 

 

Poured into snifter. Slightly cloudy deep copper orange/amber, with a thick off-white head that fades after a bit into a ring of foam. Smells very sweet, with lots of juicy tropical fruit, pineapple is a big one. Taste is very smooth, although not much malt presence. Lots of big juicy hops with a sticky bitter finish. Mouthfeel is smooth and relatively full, could use a bit more malt thickness to back up the hops. Overall a great DIPA, I love the fruity ones. Excellent!

A deep reddish copper with a fluffy off white head that sticks around for quite a while and coats the glass nicely
S hoppy bittersweet smell, a bit earthy, piny, a hint of alcohol almost like cognac. There is something like toffe or vanilla as well. A rounded, sweetness without being sweet.
T malty up front but not overly sweet, pretty well balanced by hops. The hops are strong but not overwhelming. Would like a little less bittering hops and a litte more aroma, or could be a bit sweeter. The alcohol makes a slight appearance on the back end as well
M thick but not overwhelmingly. Good amount of carbonation for the style.
D not to be chugged, the hops bitterness and alcohol prevent that, but pretty easily sippable for a 10% beer and a great buy at $6.75 a bomber

The beer pours a hazy ruby red color with a thick frothy off-white head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is good. It has a very nice malt scent that boasts of pale and crystal malts; warm and sweet and wonderfully complex. The hop aroma comes through nicely. It has a crisp bitterness that lends an excellent citrus feel. The taste is good as well. It has a solid malt base that's big on caramel malts. It's bold and malty, which adds a good deal of balance to the alcohol warmth and hop character. It goes down slow and bitter with an excellent alcohol warmth. The mouthfeel is fine. It is a full bodied beer with adequate carbonation. This is a delicious DIPA with tons of flavor. It's big on hops, but malty enough to balance it out and add to the overall drinkability.