Count me as a fan of Sierra Nevada hop bombs and also count me as one who isn’t super fond of Dogfish Head IPA’s. But I love that these two big regional breweries can collaborate from time to time. Life and Limb part one and it’s cousin Limb and Life were both really solid beers. So how does Rhizing Bines fare…..
Well it pours a light orange color. I get a big alcohol hit in the aroma and some dankness. I will have to compare it with the recent Celebrator beer magazine 25th Anniversary Imperial Pale since they both use the experimental 644 hop. The Celebrator beer was super boozy but the blueberry and citrus notes popped more. This beer was much more on the Dogfish Head side of the spectrum than the Sierra side. Uber malty with a slickness that coats the tongue. The hops are there and their fruit notes are underneath but I would prefer them in the forefront.
Sean, the experimental hop we used in the Celebrator Beer News 25th Anniversary Double Pale was #366.
I found Rhizing Bines quite hoppy, and our Celebrator beer much less so in the aroma and somewhat in the flavor. But the latter was certainly not overtly boozy. The Double Pale Ale drinks like a much lower abv beer than its 9.3%, so you have a few…and then you go to brush something off your shoulder, and it’s the floor.