Integrity - Morbid Curiosity
Oliver Brewing Company

 

Welcome (back, sort of) to the CANclusion of New Oliver Beer Sunday (Week 773), which I beCAN on NBS Week 771 & did not have a ChANce to finish. Not only does this further The CANQuest (tm), but it also helps to clear a logjam from my reefer. There really is a modicum of reasoning to this ongoing madness. At long last, we are CANming into the meat & potatoes of this brewery horizontal!

From the CAN: "The Double India Pale Ale Series"; "Long live rock and roll"; "Seething nightmare rising out there, like a flame burning away."; "Our Double IPA collaboration with the mighty Integrity is generously hopped with Idaho 7 and Wakatu."; "Oliver Brewing Co. has been proudly brewing craft beer in Baltimore, MD since 1993."; "Relapse Records"; "Drink Fresh. Please Refrigerate."

This is is CANother one where I've done everything right! It was part of a "Heavy Hitters" 4-pack that went right into the reefer upon its arrival at Chez Woody. For the grand finale, I simply Crack!ed open the vent & let it free-flow as a C-Line Glug into my awaiting glass. I initially clocked the color as "Gold", but once it was fully in my glass, I feel CANpelled to mark it as solidly Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. I also garnered just under two fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with very good retention. Nose was like being slapped inna face with a big ol' baggie of dank! No s**t! This reeked of dank. Phew! Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite up to snuff for the style. The taste was liquefied dank - pine, grapefruit & loads of dank. Phew!

I remember being trained as a cop inna Navy & they asked us how we would write up a stop based on the scent of marijuana. Most of us smoked prior to enlistment, which was the exact wrong answer. Instead, we were "subjected" to a "CANtrolled burn", CANsisting of a censer in which mounds of CANfiscated dope had been set alight.

The room smelled like this tasted - slightly smoky, quite resinous, very earthy, kinda catty & skunky, but absolutely capable of rocking you back on your heels & to sleep! Phew. OMFG! I had no idea that Steve Jones was doing this dahn in BALMD. 8=O This was heady (oops) territory. YMMV.

 

 

Slightly hazy orange, thin white head, not much retention but good lace
Gooseberry, mandarin orange, tussin, dank
A little wheaty, mainly sweet fruity hops, a little boozy, nice bitter bite.
A little thin and hot
Not my favorite