Merci Nicolas over at SipShare.com for sending this my way! Today's review is Double Menton Double IPA by Magog, Quebec's Microbrasserie La Memphré. I've had this beer before and I feel like I reviewed this on here but I did a search and nothing came up.. but as soon as I started writing this, I found it.. I did, just last year! It's described as a fruity, herbaceous and resinous DIPA, which shouldn't be a surprise at 8.0% ABV.
Appearance: Mildy cloudy with a lemon-straw yellow appearance to it, good amount of carbonation in the body and a good amount of thickness of off-white head on top that's quite frothy and leaves behind a good amount of lacing as the beer diminishes a tad.
Aroma: Quite a resinous IPA with a heavy floral presence. There's a bit of a pine bitterness to it, notes of caramel, tropical fruits (mango, pineapple, lemon, grapefruit). I think the predominant hop I'm getting here is Citra, it has a sharpness that I can only describe as, yeah, Citra. The beer is a tad soapy at the end.
Taste: Quite a citrus forward Double IPA with notes of pineapple, lemon and grapefruit. It has a good amount of sweetness to it, It's a tad floral, bit of grassiness to it. Moderate amount of bitterness to it, tad bit of pine. Not as boozy as I'd expect out of a Double IPA, it's more in-line with your typical IPAs of today, though I tend to find classic DIPAs to be quite caramel malt forward, where this wasn't really. Quite smooth. Bit of a New England vibe to it, bit of yeasty bitterness for aftertaste.
Overall Thoughts: Solid Double IPA, good amount of tropical notes, citrusy, a tad peppery, yet smooth. Pretty much what exactly what I tried a year and half ago. If there's any beers you'd like to see me revisit, let me know!
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