Boss Mad Fat!
Newburgh Brewing Company

Saw this beer at Joe Canal's in Parsippany, and saw it again, and again...as it never seemed to come off of the shelf. I've had enough over the years from Interboro and was intrigued by this that I ended up grabbing the last one. I've always liked gin and was hoping that this would have enough of that flavor while still feeling and tasting like beer and somehow, that's what this turned out to be.

Nice pour to this as it appeared as a hazy gold with not a lot of dankness to it, as this wasn't quite a typical-looking New England IPA. Lots of gin, coriander, lemon, pepper, and tangerine in the nose as the taste contained all of those as well. Overly boozy on the palate, which was surprising given how much alcohol was actually in this and the slickness was more present than I would have guessed. Lots of Eureka and Centennial gave this a nice livelihood to it with hints of wheat, earthy hops, and a hint of stone fruit to go along with the bready malt; as this was readily familiar but oddly different at the same time.

Of course, the finish was clean like gin and full of floral and botanical notes as it was left a minty briskness on my breath. Not too hard to enjoy this but I do wish that there was a date written somewhere on the can! Regardless of it's age, it didn't have any sediment and was as fresh as could be, with this being one of the cooler collaborations that I've had in quite some time!