Brewed at: Newport, Oregon, USA
Type: India Pale Ale
A/V 6.5%
First Impression
Schizophrenia. dictionary.com offers this definition:
2.
a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.
Let's consider the above definition shall we? "Yellow Snow"?!? For realsies? Then a pseudo-communist era graphic sporting a red star above a stylized snowboarder cuddling a black lab. Perfect! That just about covers everyone, including those with a fondness for urine slushies...
First Sip
And the irony is complete. A confusion of visual and conceptual elements on the label, a symphony of IPA grandeur within the jug. Citrusy. Bitter. Cloudy. This IPA has all the elements. Now somebody get it a brown paper bag.
Halfway
Perhaps not as devil-may-care as some other pedal-to-the-metal IPAs but robust enough to hold its own.
Bottoms Up
Forgive the name. Lovers of the hop-happy brew known today as IPA take heart; the brewers in Oregon are still allowed to dump absurd quantities of excellent hops into steaming worts in pursuit of lip-smacking, craft Pale Ales. Perhaps the consumption of such ales should be limited while designing the marketing effort for such a fine refreshment as this, no? Yellow Snow. Honestly.
76/100 (86 if otherwise named)
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