![]() ![]() It’s similar in taste and it’s very solid. ![]() The nose here is just classic, balanced DIPA I’m picking up on aromas of red grapefruit, caramel malt, orange marmalade, floral hops, sweet honey, white pepper, and light booze Pours a clear amber gold with 3 fingers of rocky off white head that slowly fades to a cap and leaves decent lacing I see things like this that I’ve been meaning to try for quite some time, and it’s nicely to finally try it. Tröegs is one of those larger regional breweries that still remains exciting. Everything, including this beer, is green and lush in the quiet summer air. I am enjoying this one out back on a mid-September afternoon after listening to the Yankees. Nimble Giant is a very welcome old school, East Coast IPA. Alcohol is precisely as expected, although there is no heat or harshness. The texture is creamy, smooth, and the body is full to medium. With warmth comes more bitterness that never dominates. The finish is strong and lingering with a solitary focus on the hops. Orange marmalade and light pine resin fill the mouth. The bitterness is pleasantly strong and controlled by light to moderate sweetness. Slight warmth brings sweet honey and orange zest. Strong floral pine emanates from the mug with lightly toasted caramel malt following. The beer itself is clear golden amber (SRM 5-7) with a honey glow. Tons of thick dense lace cling to a substantial mug. Jun 18, 2021Ī bid, two-inch puffy white head gradually recedes, never actually fading. Glass lacing, opaqueness or aroma, what should it matter when a brew drinks like this? Maybe a little more carbonation could improve the drinking experience, but this us a very good IIPA. That helps to make this drink incredibly smoothly for the nearly undetectable 9% ABV. It gives some of each and doesn't overplay either side. ![]() This one plays the hop bitter/ malt sweet balance quite nimbly. Neither is to the extreme, so this isn't overly sweet nor bitter. There's a very good balance between malt backbone and hop flavoring. Now, the taste is a much improved category. The smell has a little character of an IPA, but it's not complex, nor impressive. But, it's more about taste and mouthfeel, so let's continue. Adding to the concerns by the eye, this is a bright and lightly colored amber brew, almost as translucent as adjunct lagers. All this usually indicates the good old and apparently out of style barley malt has been reduced in the wort. What's with these big starchy heads that leave almost no lacing in the glass as they recede? This is another, with a similar warning by the uneven way in which the head diminishes. ![]()
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