This was another beer from our most recent trip to Shangy's a little while ago. I'm a big fan of pretty much anything that comes from Avery, so when Jimmy suggested their latest imperial IPA release, I was on board immediately. I'm hoping not to be let down which has been the case with other imperial IPAs boasting high IBU counts (93 IBUs for duganA) but have lacked the hoppy punch you would expect.Appearance: A nice clear amber color with a quickly fading finger of head, a constant trickle of carbonation floating to the top.
Smell: Hopgasm. A blast of pine hops with some background resiny hops, some citrus fruits are noticeable too.
Taste: Resiny hop flavors, HUGE bitterness, this nails the DIPA style. There are some nice bready malt flavors that hang onto your tongue to wash away the bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, low to medium carbonation, a little bit of an oily texture from the hop oils, some alcoholic tinges on the aftertaste, but overall a pleasant mouthfeel for hopheads.
Drinkability: I don't know if I would have more than one bomber bottle of this in a night because I would be on bitterness overload if I did. It's not as heavy in the alcohol department, clocking in at 8.5% abv, but it would still get you nice and toasty. *Cue Stephen A. Smith voice* HOWEVA, I would buy another bottle every time I see it in the liquor store. This is my new go-to DIPA and I look forward to enjoying the rest of my half case. I'm going to be bold and give it a 10/10.
Serving type: Bottle, 22 oz.
Glass type: DFH bullet glass
2 comments:
You wouldn't have more than one bomber a night???? My instant reaction is that you should be lead actor in Brokeback Mountain but I guess we have different tastes. I personally would sip and savor this beauty of Pineapple juicy hops until I couldn't stand anymore.
You beat me to all 4 of our Shany's beers!
Avery is becoming one of my most talked about beers when chatting with friends. between duganA and Maharaja, you cant go wrong.
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