Review – Hopothermia from Alaskan Brewing

This DIPA from Alaskan Brewing pours a light orange and clear color.  You never know what to expect anymore from IPA’s.  Are they really doubles? or are they regular IPA’s?  This one tastes more like a session American barley wine to be precise.  It doesn’t have the hop bite that many doubles or even regular IPA’s have.  It has a caramel-y set of aromas and it tastes boozier than the ABV stated on the bottle.  There is a mixture of tea tannin and citrus notes and it does stick to the tongue, so age may have set in a bit but I don’t think the bitterness was reduced except aroma wise where I got a more fusel set of smells.

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I would like to try this fresher to see if it is indeed just a freshness issue.