North South IPA
Perrin Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 12 fl oz can on June 29, 2018. To celebrate the launch of Cigar City to the Michigan Market, Perrin invited Cigar City Brewing up to brew a collaboration IPA. Using Denali, Enigma, Galaxy, and Citra hops this NSIPA beer takes all the aroma and hop flavor of an NEIPA to create a more stable full hop flavored beer with delicious tropical and juicy hop aromatics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/11/2018. Pours fairly crystal clear golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, mint, pepper, pine, lightly toasted bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, mint, pepper, pine, lightly toasted bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, mint, pepper, pine, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.1%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Very vibrant, dank, and earthy hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, and mild lingering sweetness. Loved the hop profile as expected. A very enjoyable offering.