Horsepower - Aviator Brewing Company

madjustin

North Carolina

3.7/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours a deep clear warm brown with a hint of red. Temp 55-60F. Thin white head that dissipates with some lacing. Aroma is of malt and floral hop notes, but not overly persistent. Taste of tropical notes up front, a bit of mango which evolves into grapefruit and pine and a lingering dry bitterness that persists between sips. Strong malt backbone, but not overly sweet. Somewhat more in the style of a barleywine than a DIPA in my opinion. Alcohol is a bit dry, warming, listed as 8% on brewery website; 10.2% here. Enjoyable, not overly aromatic, but very strong bittering hop characteristics. More aromatic hop notes to balance out the malt would be a plus.

Serving type: growler

03-12-2010 23:59:26 | More by madjustin