(Sorry for the copious amount of image edits. The lighting is terrible in my bedroom) I've tried @mikehessbrewing before and, to be honest, nothing was exactly impressionable save for a Vienna lager brewed with cold-brew coffee. But while at Costco earlier today, I came across this beer: #infinityplus1 #tripleipa. Triple #IPAs always get me curious and I've had three prior to this one, all absurdly hoppy with barely any perceivable malt character. This one, however, is interesting. On the nose we have a pretty decent amount of malt character, giving way to notes of caramel and toast, followed by a pungent floral aroma leading into layers of citrus. The malt character comes through fairly well when tasting this beer, with the hop profile giving way to a blast of grapefruit followed by an intense floral character, then ending with pine while leaving a rather resinous, lingering bitterness. Overall, I have to say I like the unique malt profile of this #beer. Whereas a lot of double and triple IPAs merely have a malt sweetness to combat the hop bitterness, this one has an actual malt flavor to keep this beer interesting. Not too shabby. #craftbeer #mikehessbrewing #sandiegocraftbeer #drinkcraftnotcrap #craftbeernotcrapbeer
