Cranky Reviews

Instant Karmageddon, We All Shine On

Double IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

IBU 55

Other Info

Instant Karmageddon, We All Shine On

Karmageddon

Great Lakes Brewery

8.1% Alcohol

I always appreciate a little wordsmithing so when this Karmageddon brew caught my eye I did a double take. I fancy myself a bit of a smith of the words as well so I got to thinking while I was drinking.*

How about Pharmageddon, which is when the missus goes to the pharmacy and us being retired with no benefits. Or Parmageddon, when the grandkids put the sprinkle cheese on the spaghetti themselves. Or Armageddy is when the lead singer from Rush buys a new gun. But I have to admit, Karmageddon is tough to beat, well done GL.

If you are looking for instant karma you should just let it be.

Great Lakes tell us that good hops bring all the karma you can handle and then some, with this high ABV one and done daunting double. I was in the mood for a double and a little karma too and this brew checked both boxes. Time to double down.

An orange burn of a pour, golden hazy up top and lighter and clearer down below? A nice bright white head to light the way. Wow, double juicy goose aroma, hops in there too and ready to cut loose. No boozy double trouble warning signs, just a hoppy juicer. First swig is instant karma, and we all shine on.** The taste is tropical pineapple mango juicy with that boozy double back end bite to it. Aggressive but not offensive. The bite has turned into pine bitters, the juice stays the course, of course.

Double juice, double pine bitters, double ABV , do the math. Juicy enough to balance the double slap in the face with a pine bough bitters. A great IPA, smooth, juicy and with a bite to it. Another well done GL.***

*Editor’s Comment: Sometimes a dangerous, but in most cases a fruitless, bordering on useless, combination.

**Editor’s Comment: John Lennon’s song “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)” was released in 1970 and competed with the Beatles song “Let It Be” which was charting at the same time. “Let it Be” won the battle, topping the charts, it was written by McCartney and credited to Lennon & McCartney. “Instant Karma” was written by Lennon and credited to John Ono Lennon. Oh No! Some bad karma there.

***Editor’s Comment: Two “well dones” in one review! Well done!

Final Rating: Instant Karmageddon is Shining on a 16 out of 20

Double IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

Other Info

IBU 55

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