Wubba Lubba Dub Dub
Mirror Twin Brewing

There's no rivalry here. The cross town brewers of Mirror Twin and Ethereal have noting but mutual respect for one another. And that mutual love now manifests in a bitter, spicy and aggressive IPA that's basically a sudsy, lemony version of kumbaya.

Deep honey amber and tingling the nose with alcohol spice, Wubb Lubba Dub Dub fills the nose with marinated lemon, orchard fruit, sharp herb, pine and grass along with another resemblance to floral honey. And once more, a honey-like sweetness pulls from the grains in a caramelized, lightly toasty, nutty and overall granola-like maltiness for a full flavored early impression.

Slow to fade, the malt sweetness clings onto the tastebuds for a firm balance to brace the tastebuds from the brunt of hops. Citrus and tropical fruit follow with a burst of lemon before a mango, pink grapefruit, orange, pineapple and apricot culmination that quickly develops into an oily, resinous bitterness of citrus peels, tea and pine.

Full bodied and with a stabbing alcohol spice, the strong prickle of ethanol numbs the tongue and trails with a brazen vodka-like turn. A long linger of malt and over cooked lemon rinds are outlasted only by the bitter resins that grip the gullet tightly.