Not Getting any Younger
Vice Beer

2026-02-20
16oz can served in a curvy Monhegan pint glass. Bought it a couple days ago at Chuck's Hop Shop Seward Park. Dated 1/26/26.

Pours clear brassy gold, medium sized head or a little shy of that, steady state is a generous ring and incomplete blanket. Smell is pine resin and honey, flowers and pine. Boozy with grapefruit rind.

Taste is a wrecking ball of booze and pine. Delicate floral and honey notes have left the building. I do get some lemon zest, heavy pine bitterness.

Mouthfeel is big, thick, hefty but not oppressive. Overall...it's not bad. If you're looking for a monster WC IPA style bitter bomb to knock you on your ass, it'll do the job.

On tap at The Sipp public house yesterday.

The beer pours the expected light copper amber color with decent head retention and light lacing. On the nose, it's apparent this is going to be a pretty sweet and malty tipa. There's also some onion and light tropical fruit as well, but the aroma profile is not all that impressive. On the palate this beer is a train wreck. The beer is very sweet and boozy, with a hot, alcohol infused finish. The oniony flavor really doesn't pair well with the level of sweetness in this beer, and the alcohol is far too noticeable. While there's a considerable amount of bitterness in the finish, it's not enough to buoy the over the top sweetness. Mouthfeel is fairly full, with a hot, bitter finish. Alcohol is not very well integrated into the flavor profile.

I don't recall the 2025 version of this beer being this bad, but regardless, the 2026 version is a mess. Even the 12 ounce pour I ordered was more than I could handle. One and done.

This seems to be a regular seasonal. From the 16 oz can dated 02/18/25.

Pours a crystal- clear amber with plenty of foam in the goblet. Tangy and just nicely sweet. Big hoppy blast but not overly bitter. Really nice aroma of melon, peach, and some lemon peel. Flavors across the spectrum with more of the apricot than the citrus. Woody finish but pleasant. I'm not sure it needs to be over ten percent but the alcohol seems to go with the hops and more hops program. Overall this is a one to look for if you like the rocket fuel.

16oz can from Boise Co-op. Bright golden pour, clear; small soapy white head. Hoppy aroma, pine, citrus and some caramel. Taste is sweet, citrus, pine, hint of dank, with some latent warmth. Oily, sticky feel with some lingering heat

Pours a nice golden color with a decent head. Supposedly the taste is supposed to be like Pilney the Younger. I see the comparison, but I think Pilney is still a better beer. Rated 2-24-2024

Look: Pours a light to medium orange and nearly clear with a billowing white head that erupts to the rim and holds, slowly settling to a pillow and leaving good lacing behind

Aroma: Lemons, pine sap, orange, grapefruit, light floral notes, tangerines, light bready malt, and blackberries. No ethanol detected here

Taste: Opens up with a rush of citrus fruits that include lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, and grapefruit that are quickly followed by a quick hit of bready malt. Ethanol pops in to remind you of the ‘Triple’ status and leads to floral notes that quickly appear and some berry notes. The citrus parade returns with booze to close it out, along with a nice bite

Mouthfeel: Full, slick, clean, medium-high carbonation, and slick on the finish with some alcohol heat and light dryness

Overall: I dig it. I’m not a huge Triple IPA fan these days but wanted to try one I hadn’t to see how these folks’ take on one came out and enjoyed it. The typical booze and slickness are present but the aroma/flavor profile still shows it’s an IPA regardless without those two features being prominent. Solid stuff here

Can from Market of Choice

A mildly hazy orange with a dense, white head with good retention and lacing. The nose is a blend of cooked and candied citrus, moderate peach and a creamy, softly doughy sweetness. The palate opens moderately boozy and warming with creamy, mildly malty sweetness. Candied orange, moderate pine, lighter bitterness, and less oily pungency than the best TIPAs. Boozy and warm. Solid.