Peter Pan chased his shadow until he caught it.
We recently answered the age-old question “What’s in a name?”, that being some letters usually organized in a recognizable way and the occasional hyphen. But Indie Alehouse has dubbed these sunny suds Shadow Chaser? What’s that all about? I seem to recall Peter Pan’s shadow went missing, but Wendy was good enough to keep it for him until he returned.* How about all those arch villains like Shiwan Khan, just dying to catch The Shadow.** You may not be familiar with the story but The Shadow knows.
Maybe shadow chaser*** is a fit for a hopeless depth of depression dark dank draught of a black lager, but for a sunshiny summery IPA? I guess it’s a better name than “Crack a Window”. Let’s see how it fares in the taste department.
A hazy clear golden orange pour, a glass full of contradictions that started with the name and just kept going. A full thick as a brick feisty head, not settling soon. A citrus slightly tropical stone fruit aroma, more mixed messages. The first froth disruption is a citrus tropical fruit with a candy tang to it. A bright light fruit free for all, with a bit of foam, mild hops and no bitters. Bit of a fluffy mouthfeel to it which makes sense with the dense head. Turns out to be a nice refreshing easy drinking IPA.
A sunny super suds IPA, chasing the shadows away. Aha, now its name makes sense.
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