I first encountered Sound Brewery at the Great American Beer Festival. Even got a chance to talk to them for a bit which is always cool for a beer geek. And thanks to a gift card for Christmas, I was able to re-acquaint myself with the Poulsbo, Washington brewery. Here are my brief thoughts on Humulo Nimbus.
Pours a dark orange. Nice bubbly head to this one and right after popping the cap, I literally got a blast of grapefruit. One of the stronger aromas that has hit me in recent times. That initial hit faded considerably after and what remained was a really, really strong Double IPA. I know some lighter in color and malt bill are triples so I would have to re-classify this one as an Imperial IPA. Some pith citrus notes remain but as the beer warms in the glass more caramel notes and more of a pine bitterness take center stage. As if the grapefruit was the opening act and then the caramel is the main attraction.
They also brew a Belgian DIPA which I hope to one day compare and contrast with this one.
