Resting Bitter Face
Blue Stallion Brewing Co.

 

 

 

Overall I don't want to downplay the greatness of this double IPAA it is off the charts good resume Hoppy and juicy and very long in the mouth feel. It has great resin notes great citrus pulp and juicy white Mellon fruit notes. This stands as one of the best IPA's made in the state and maybe the best.

Pulling absolutely no punches, the standard and traditional European beer styles take a momentary break from the Blue Stallion brewing schedule and make way for a massive IPA with advanced flavor and extreme strength.

Resting Bitter Face, or RBF, pours a glowing amber golden color with a modest dry-hopped haze. A mid-statured foam cap adorns the rim and helps to deliver a plethora of citrus and tropical fragrances. Freshly toasted malt splashes its sweetness onto the early palate with mild caramel and honey.

And as the hops exude their dominance over the middle palate, its radiant pineapple and tangierne flavors emerge, along with pineapple, mango and passionfruit for a decidedly fruity affair. Its gentle esters also deliver an apricot and orange marmalade flavor to add to the mix before the finish brings peppercorn and pine resins with their bitter contingency.

Holding onto a medium-sweet and creamy body, the sweetness gives the fruity hop impressions a riper, vivid, and juicy character even late in the session. But alas, the strong alcohol spice bullies its way in for solventy, peppery heat that's just shy of fusel.