A warm day had me hankering* for an IPA. How about a hazy one? Sure why not. So I went camping with Side Launch on the 5th Coast**.
This brew poured golden and slightly hazy, not milkshake hazy. Nice mild hoppy aroma with a touch of fruit in there. The first swig had a nice mouthfeel, hops and fruit are in balance, with a clean finish with next to no bitter, very nice. Strong but not boozy, well balanced. Hazy not juicy. The higher ABV was not so much a kick in the head as it was polite slap on the cheek with a velvet glove. It certainly had a mellowing effect, that is until I had to walk the dogs and the flea bitten ankle biters quickly ushered me back into reality.
Hazy but not too much, hoppy but not too much, some fruit and bitters but not too much. And all well balanced. I really enjoyed this brew.
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