Apparently Creemore’s IPA knows no bounds. I am not quite sure what that means so I thought I might do a tasting and try to figure it out.
Nice golden pour with a bright white head, not very hazy, a fine upstanding pour if I do say so myself. Of course you can’t judge a horse by its colour, just as you can’t judge a book by its cover. The aroma was not that hoppy, although they describe their beer as a “hop driven IPA”. It wasn’t fruity, I would describe it as fresh. First taste was a distinctly bitter, not overpowering but maybe too much for some.
We all know how important a good first impression is, but what is more important is a good lasting impression. This is an apt description of beer tasting as often what we end up with isn’t what we start with*. As I drank this IPA the bitterness tailed off a bit. A nice salty snack seemed to go well with the bitters. It was still pronounced but not off-putting.
The bitterness definitely took center stage on this one. Not a balanced IPA but a bit of a hop bitter style that has its place.
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