A Beer Has No Name
Liquid Riot Bottling Company

 

 

 

Double IPA made with British base malt and Idaho 7, Mosaic, Citra, and Chinook hops. So juicy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Day 2 Beer of the 2018 Advent Calendar. I found this to be interesting. I enjoyed it at cellar temperature. It poured with a boisterous head and big bubbles. It settled down, with remnants of the head stuck to the sides of the glass.Thin mouthfeel. Kind of sweet. The malts make the first impression with the hops sliding in later. The 8.2% alcohol is well hidden. Easy drinker. I definitely recommend it, it is a change of pace.

 

 

Copper color with decent head and lots of lacing
Very good ipa that I would buy again.

With the hoppiness of the West Coast but a sensible maltiness of Great Britain, a beer that doesn't have a style probably shouldn't have a name. And that's exactly the marketing scheme for Liquid Riot's somewhat sorted imperial strength hop bomb.

Golden, hazy and with a hint of amber, A Beer Has No Name brings a frothy white cap and a bright scent of orange leading citrus, a wine-like herbal note, tropical, berry and hemp undertones. Lightly caramelized, the malts that greet the tongue are woven of honey, cashew and shortbread.

But then the hops begin to pile on as the ale crosses the middle palate, opening up with those promised essences of orange, with white grapefruit, lemon, grape and a kiss of lime. Tropical fruits join the passionfruit, kiwi and gooseberry fray before a hemp-like finish brings hints of blackcurrant, black tea and a spice of juniper to the late palate.

Medium bodied and holding onto a firm and biscuity balance, the hops eventually reign supreme with a spicy bitterness that resonates on the finish with peppery grasses, geranium, lemon balm and chive. A gin-like spice cuts the lingering malts and ensures that hops remain paramount on a long and rindy aftertaste.