Alright, so this was the one beer that I happened to have while visiting Winston-Salem. Ended up going to a restaurant called Milner's (which was very good, by the way) and they had a special to get draught beers for $3. Not bad, not bad at all. Most of the selections were pretty standard, didn't see anything that jumped out except for this one and a Fat Tire seasonal. Decided to go with the IPA to go with my appetizer of scallops and my main of shrimp 'n grits.
The beer was presented in your standard pint with about half a finger of egg white head. The retention was solid and sheets of lacing stuck to the side of the glass. It's a nice dark golden color. Aromas of malt and piney hops. I thought I detected some citrus hops as well, but the nose is predominantly woodsy.
The malt sweetness starts off pretty strong, but mellows out as the hops kick in. With any Imperial IPA, there's a fine line to get that balance of sweet and bitter without getting your palate wrecked. The sweetness would come right back towards the end, the bitter taste not as prevalent at the end. You can't really taste the alcohol. At 8.2% ABV, I thought I might get some heat, but couldn't really tell. I thought the beer was medium to full bodied, you don't need to drink this one too fast. It's a good beer, a little off-balance, but one I would have again. I heard the regular IPA isn't all that great, but one of these days, I'll give it a try too.
Grade: B-
Price Paid: $3.00 (16 oz draught pint)
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