origin: Lochristi-Hijfte, Belgium
price: $5.99/11.2oz
abv: 6.9%
NSP: 3.8
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Of course I have great respect for great beers. But even more so, I've developed a love for ones crafted using only one type of hop. It seems to me quite an impressive feat to retain complex flavors without using a complex array of ingredients.
This beer happens to be with the East Kent Golding hop (from Europe, traditionally used in English beers). It's superb, and reminds me of drinking a nice heavy ale mixed with some apple cider. The bitterness is almost perfect, but I think if could be a bit more aromatic - that would take this to 11.
Yes I wish this was a few dollars cheaper, and for that reason I probably won't be buying again, but I still think this would've scored high at the blind IPA tasting, right alongside it's brother Green Gold.
And heres another thought: how great is it that a top-notch Belgian brewery has been making "American style" IPAs? That sure does make me proud to be and American, cuz at least I know I'm free.
I know you're proud to be an American because you can not spell correctly. And we all know if you're a god fearing true proud American then proper spelling is a huuuuuuuuuge no-no.
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