ABV: 6%
IBU: 104
Color- Amber/Gold
When it comes to beer, as I've said before... I'm an IPA drinker. I enjoy that hoppy bitter flavor in beer, and this Half Cycle IPA certainly has that going for it. As RT and I were at the Bloody Blonde tapping party, I certainly couldn't settle for just one beer and one review. Here I tried the Half Cycle IPA and think I found one of my new favorites. No doubt.
This beer is hoppy and bitter, which is exactly what you would guess when looking at its IBU over 100. It was initially easy to smell the aroma of hoppy IPA flavor, and was reassured of the hop and malt flavor upon my first taste. The thing about this beer, though, is it doesn't leave that dry bitter aftertaste every sip. Its got a clean, refreshing aftertaste, which is what I look for in a hoppy IPA. Making a bitter beer like the rest is easy, but pulling off a clean aftertaste certainly calls for praise. This is the kind of beer that makes you wonder, "How did I finish this already?" and, "Why haven't I gotten another one yet?"
If you are ever in the downtown area, and feel like you need to try something new... I encourage you to drop by Flat 12 brewery and grab a pint. With temperatures in the 70s all the way up to November, this has been quite the fall season for brewery visits.
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