Trying a beer today that I've been curious about. Bev-Mo carries a whole line of beers from Hermitage Brewery, which is the distribution side of Tied House Pub down in San Jose. It sounds like Tied House does a bunch of contract brewing, and likely I've had stuff that they brew and didn't know it. One of their projects is Coastal Fog, a brand they make exclusively for Bev-Mo. I wonder whether the same is true of Hermitage.
This beer is their IMPerial IPA. (Get it?) It is cloudy amber in color and has a substantial white foamy head. On the nose, floral hops are first up, and in a big way. But it also smells surprisingly malty
The malt doesn't materialize on the palate much though as the hops again take center stage. They are very spicy and quite bitter. With the malt flavor falling flat and the beer having really not much of a body to speak of, it's fairly unbalanced. Not a bad stab at a very hoppy beer, but a bit too aggressive to enjoy. Even for a hop-head like me. 5 out of 10.
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