I had my first beer from CVBC at Firkfest and then on the road to Paso Robles, a sip or two of Kolschella made it’s way into my glass courtesy of Erin (aka The Beer Goddess).
Now it is time to formally review their IPA – Monumentous.
The IPA clocks in at 7% ABV but initially tastes a little heavier than that. My palate feels weighed down by a dankness and herbalness that just sits on the tongue and doesn’t move. It has an almost silky mouthfeel to it which is a bit strange and different from IPA’s that I have had. Although, I have encountered it in Imperial or Double IPA’s.
The aroma is mostly pine but not the needles. More the actual cut board. A hint of sawdust is there. There are some citrus notes here and it certainly isn’t burdened by caramel maltiness which confuses me even more. I would expect this to be more sprightly. Maybe I am being confused due to the whole hop flowers and two separate dry hop additions.
All I know is that it is certainly different from many IPA’s but without a born on or best buy date I can’t be sure how fresh this bottle was.