7.2% abv
Trust me. Despite no reviews being posted here over the past month I've been busy sampling quite a bit of different stuff. I'll blame it on trying to be a perfectionist with the pictures I provide. This night brings me to an extra IPA offering from one of the better known California brewers, Sierra Nevada Torpedo. I'll get to the best part later, but first the specifics. This little bottle poured a huge off-white head of suds on top of the dark orange colored brew. The nose is greeted by a big citrus and pine aroma. Not unpleasant like orange pine sol or anything like that...a nice natural outdoors smell. It starts off average enough until some of the carbonation brings out the big hoppy flavor. It's a big bitter flavor with hints of grapefruit, but has enough off a malt backing to bring it down a notch towards the finish so that it leaves a nice lingering aftertaste. OK it has a kick ass taste but here's the best part.....it only costs $6.99 a sixer possibly making it one of the best values out there. This 'extra' IPA isn't as intense as some of the big double's, but it still packs a lot of flavor and at that price can you really talk yourself out of trying it?
