Mayberry. Wet Hopped. The aroma just cascaded out when the bottle cap was popped. Big pine tree and spice notes that you could not ignore. I let a couple other noses smell and apricot and pepper were picked up as well. Because it is a wet hop IPA, it is important to note that I bought it on the second day it was available and drank it on day four. El Segundo has tried their utmost to get their high hopped bottles out as fast as possible that the consumer needs to work (OK, it ain’t work) equally as diligently to drink them.
The spice, orange peel and pine extends to the flavor that really fizzes with bitterness on the palate. Regular Mayberry is big but there is an added pop to this version which is exactly as it should be. A Wet Hop beer should be the highlighted, extroverted version of the recipe it is built on. Trust the label when it tells you to smell first.
