origin: Stratford, CT
price: $3.25/12oz
ABV: 7%
NSP: 7.6
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First things first:
- How can I drink this not listening to Falco?
- Is there an intended connection between the famous German pop artist and this masterful IPA from a famous Danish gypsy brewer (brewed at Two Roads in Stratford, CT.)?
- Who knows, and who cares, right?
- I'll wait while you get the following Falco video playing...
Got it? Good. Some appropriate background music.
I almost screwed the pooch on this beer. Why? Well, when I saw this at Bottlecraft, I didn't notice the bottling date was in November of last year. So we're looking at a nearly six month old IPA. Normally such a blunder spells major trouble, but it looks like I dodged a bullet though because this has the most appetizing aroma of any IPA I can think of in recent history.
Alex quite enjoyed Bikini Beer, a very sessionable IPA, which is part of the reason I immediately grabbed this off the shelf. After that wonderful aroma, I taste a citrusy and slightly smoky hop presence, layered over a spicy, rye (?) malt base. This taste like the bastard child of Nelson and Heady Topper, just backed off a bit in body. Hell, even the appearance is reminiscent of both of those beers.
Really tasty, friends. I think I may be obsessed. Evil Twin, I'm calling on you: Can we please get some fresh Falco 'round here??
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