What can I say? When I’m on a roll, I’m on a roll.

This was another random pickup. I’m not a gamer by any stretch of the imagination, but I used to have an 8 bit console as a kid, and I played my share of old arcade games back then. So I’m a bit of a sucker for this retro gaming imagery, and I wonder if these guys have had anything to do with the locally famous 8Bit burger joints in Melbourne. If not, they should definitely team up, as I imagine that this is one IPA which would work well with greasy burgers (in fact, there’s a little recommended food guide on the side of the label which does, indeed, include burgers.)

Anyway, this ticks all the boxes for me. It’s immediately reminiscent of the West Coast American IPAs but not as intense, and sometimes that’s a very good thing. It’s hoppy, fragrant, piney and bittersweet in all the right ways but also quite easy to drink. The alcohol’s a bit higher than a standard session beer so that could catch you out. I highly recommend this one, as it’s a great IPA that will appeal to the nastiest hophead but still might be accessible to someone who’s never really tried a highly-hopped beer, or someone who doesn’t really know if they like them or not. Good stuff.