Double Sparkle DIPA
Old Bust Head Brewing Co.

 

Deep golden in color with average head and awesome sticky lacing. Aroma is surprisingly malt forward. Taste has the hops but malt is a bigger player than I would have thought for a DIPA. Overall good but just a touch more hops and citrus would have taken this to the next level

Heavy malt bill, and I'm hoping that this was just a bad batch but old hops obviously used, leaving a waxy, metallic flavor and feel. Additionally this sat too long on yeast and the fatty flavor made this undrinkable. Drain pour

 

Poured on tap in a snifter, the beer is a bright, hazy, orange-gold coloring, with a thin, wispy, halo of white head. Aromas of roasted caramel, subtle citrus, and a bready backbone. Not much on the nose here. Flavors are piney forward, with a balance of bitter and sticky pitch, followed by subtle tropical and citrush fruit notes, and a bread backbone. Muted flavors. The body is slightly effervesced, slick, and crisp, with a sweet and slightly bitter, piney aftertaste. The finish is slick, crisp, and with a slight acidic edge. There just wasn't much to grab on to for me. Solid bitterness throughout, but ends up a bit lopsided with nothing to balance.