Colossal Frog
Recluse Brew Works

16-ounce can purchased at Wildwood Taphouse in Hillsboro, OR. Date stamp reads "SOMETHIN' DIFFERENT 05/22/25". Enjoyed in a nonic half-pint glass.

Pale yellow with a ghost of haze to the body. The head of clean white foam shrinks to a sturdy collar around a big island, and paints intricate lace all the way down the glass. The nose is fresh pine on a bed of semi-sweet malt and citrus (mostly lemon peel), with notes of melon and toasted bread around the edges. Flavor is tangy with citrus from the get-go, loaded with a squeeze of lemon juice and a bitter shred of peel. As the initial citrus burst recedes, some light and grainy malt comes through. It pretty much stays out of the way, except to create a bridge to a thick, resiny pine bitterness. It could use more of that bitterness, but I like what's there. Especially the way it lingers beyond the last sip. Body is light-medium, and carbonation is frenetic-bordering-on-harsh, which pulls down the drinkability a notch. Overall, it's a tasty IPA that's got a good amount of pine but leans a bit heavy on citrus to be the NW IPA that the label claims it is.