What beer are you drinking now? #4686

Revolution Brewing -- West Coast-Hero
West coast-style double India pale ale
ABV: 8.0%; pouring temperature: 45.1 ℉; canning info: filled 05/28/25
Source: Tavour
Auxiliary vice: Laws Whiskey House -- Four Grain - Barrel Select



4.28/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Crystal clear, dark gold body; gorgeous tiny bubble carbonation, dense; thick, frothy head, white, loosely sudsy, long-lasting; sticky partial rings and fingers of foam lace the glass. Sweet and dank hop aroma; a bit of edgy spiciness blending with mild fruity esters. Hop bitterness up-front, balanced; pine resin; grapefruit; mild malt base. Medium-bodied; sharp with a nice bite; light stickiness on the palate; a hint of overall dryness.

This is a different iteration of the beer and not the double dry-hopped version (which is a limited release - this one is available year-round per their web site). This superb little number definitely falls into the classic west coast India pale ale tongue-ripper tier. Bold yet balanced; quite enjoyable. I would like to try the double dry-hopped version and see how that compares.

...enjoying the mammatus (i.e., mammatocumulus) clouds this unsettled weather afternoon along the Front Range...

 

...all things come out in the end...hopefully you'll be back to adult beverages soon enough...

 

...may as well stick with another fine Chicago beer:

Half Acre Brewing Co. -- Pony
Pilsner
ABV: 5.5%; pouring temperature: 41.7 ℉; canning info: 060325B
Source: local purchase
Auxiliary vice: Laws Whiskey House -- Four Grain - Barrel Select

 

Backwoods Bastard while getting ready to re-heat some leftovers: pork Wellington.



Cheers!