No Treasure Island theme here, the pirate on the can, and The Haze of the Dead are part of the Deadhead Series of brews. A deadhead may mean a few things,* but in this case Desthil is referring to fervent, fixated and fanatic fans of the 60’s group The Grateful Dead.** They tell us that this brew combines the vibe of their favourite music with their beer, and in doing so is elevating the music and the beer into a higher state of consciousness. I don’t know about any of that, but I will tell you one thing. After a few of these high ABV imperial IPAs I would be closing in on a lower state and loss of consciousness.
Destihl hale from Normal, Illinois a small town about 2 hours south of Chicago, home of the Blues. The Grateful Dead were a psychedelic San Fran band, not even close to Normal.
Dead Head
A hazy almost bronze pour, no tie dye here. A slim trim skull white dead head. Smells juicy, smells hoppy, smells damn good is what it smells like. First swig is juicy, next to no hops and zing and a touch boozy, nothing shy about this finish. It has a smooth mouthfeel, lactose or oats at play? Lots of juice, minimal hops, and the booze took a cruise. No fizz, it’s a smooth operator with a kick like Pelé.***
A juicy smooth mouthfeel like pulp free OJ, as it warmed a bit the boozy didn’t return like is sometimes the case but a bit of double IPA bitter surfaced, not a problem, it is what I would expect from a strong double.
A strong yet smooth and subtle double, heavy on the juice, light on the zing and fizz. Tasty. This one is dead and gone and I’m looking in the old beer fridge for an encore.
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