Name: Sneaky Pete IPA
Brewer: Laughing Dog Brewery (Ponderay, ID)
Classification: Imperial IPA
Alcohol: 10%
Thoughts: If you take an IPA and inject it with steroids from the Barry Bonds Collection you end up with a monstrous Double IPA that some call an Imperial IPA. I have had a few on The Beer Year before, but I will have a lot more because a larger number of the most celebrated brews in the world are Imperial IPAs. But not Sneaky Pete! Even though this poured a glorious maroon shade with a beige head, which made it look like a great beer, there was something missing from the aroma and taste. Speaking of the aroma it did have a nice touch of melon smell to it but that was all I could get as I was totally confused by the absence of hops. An Imperial IPA should have so many hops your nose should bleed. The taste was extremely bitter and overly hoppy if you could get past the overbearing amount of alcohol in the taste to get those other notes. This was an unrestrained brew, which is not usually a bad thing, but in this case it is.
Rating: 79/100
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