Today's sampling is Green Killer Dry Hopping IPA by Brasserie de Silly. Green Killer is a Belgian IPA with aromas of grapefruit pith, piney resin and caraway. Moderately spicy flavours of white pepper and caraway alongside fruity esters of grapefruit, lemon peel and tangerine. A dry and highly attenuated finish. 6.5% ABV / 65 IBUBelgian IPAs are pretty much a style I wish there was more of but I've never really enjoyed because it's always overdone in one aspect and underwhelming in another - some of them are very Belgiany but not really hoppy or bitter, while some of them are mostly IPAs with not much Belgian vibe to it.
Appearance: Pours a deep golden to kind of caramel hue to it, a bit of cloudiness, lots of carbonation in the body and as you can tell from the photo, a lot of off-white head on top, very frothy! The head diminishes after a couple minutes, leaving behind a sprinkling of foam on the glass all over the place.
Aroma: Deep notes of caramel, pine, lemon, a bit of grapefruit. There's also a bit of Belgian zestiness in there with a bit of spiced profile and a bit of a yeastiness to it, oh and just a hint of bubble gum. So far this seems like a combination of a classic West Coast IPA meets some sort of Belgian ale.
Taste: My first impression of the beer was that it was aggressively bitter, which is something I don't get much in regular IPAs anymore (except for something like Lagunitas IPA brewed in Alken-Maes and Netherlands). Lots of pine to it, a bit of caramel, grapefruit, a bit of a floral presence, pepper and some other spices that I've seen in other Belgian ales but just can't pick out at the moment. As it warms up a tad it has a sweetness that reminds me a tad bit of a classic Tripel. The aftertaste is all hops, 100%
Overall Thoughts: I can't describe it well, it's a bit more complex than I was expecting. It's incredibly hop forward and bitter, but also has a complimenting sweetness as it warms up, as well as a bit of spice to it. This isn't for everyone but for classic West Coast/bitter forward IPA fans? 100% must try.
https://silly-beer.com/en/produit/green-killer-3/
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