Arctic Panzer Wolf - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

WillCarrera

Illinois

4.35/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A- Pours a very hazy golden honey color with a thin and sticky white head.

S- Big hop assault in the nose, floral, very citric (especially grapefruit, but a bit of orange also), honey and pine.

T- Big juicy citrus up front with some grapefruit rind, pine and a bit of resin and hop oil, towards the finish the hops become a bit grassier and finish bitter and very dry, leaving a lingering bitterness on the palate for a pretty damn long time. Alcohol is relatively subdued for 9.00%, the white wine becomes more prominent towards the finish, especially as the beer warms up. Malt backbone provides some balancing sweetness, but it doesn't even stand a chance against the power of the hops.

M- Medium bodied, smooth bodied with robust carbonation, finishes bone dry.

O- A pretty damn good DIPA, definitely a good choice if you want to get your taste buds nearly seared off with hops. I'm a big fan of aggressively hopped DIPAs, so I love this beer, especially as it offers a bit more complexity than other hophead beers that just try to club you over the head with bitterness. However, it is a bit pricey (I paid $13 for a bomber). Heed the wolf, this beer is not for the timid.

Serving type: bottle

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