FB-90 - Double IPA (9% abv)

Trillium Brewing (Boston, Ma)

This DIPA pours a slightly hazy, copper with a thin white head. It smells brightly of grapefruit and pine. The taste is quite bitter upfront followed by grapefruit and pear with a dry finish. It has medium carbonation and a more substantial body than Trillium's other DIPAs (which tend to be surprisingly light for the DIPA style). I thoroughly enjoyed this Double IPA but it doesn't quite stand up to Trillium's other fantastic beers I've had recently.

89/100

Heavy Mettle - Double IPA (9.3% abv)

Trillium Brewing (Boston, Ma)

This beer pours a hazy gold with a fluffy white head, and leaves great lacing on the glass. Heavy Mettle has a big citrus nose with pineapple, grapefruit, and pine. The taste has loads of juicy citrus flavors with a touch of pine on the end but not too bitter. Body is very well balanced for a double IPA. It's a nice medium bodied beer with just enough malt to support all of the great hop flavor. 

Another incredible IPA from Trillium. Brilliant, juicy citrus flavor without being too overwhelming. An incredibly drinkable DIPA making you forget it's 9.3% abv.

99/100

Scurry - Dark Honey Ale (5.3% abv)

Off Color Brewing (Chicago, IL)

This beer pours a very dark brown, almost black with nearly no head.

The smell is like a blend of a Porter and a Dark Munich. Smooth and sweet smells of chocolate, molasses, coffee and dates are upfront. The taste is very similar to the smell, sweet and round but has a dry finish with almost no discernible bitterness. It leaves almost no after taste, which is something I tend to enjoy from these types of beers.

Overall a highly enjoyable beer that I would most closely relate to a Munich Dark Lager (a style I wish was more widely made in the US). Very easy drinking for when you are looking for something better than bud light but don't want to be overwhelmed by hops or other intensely heavy beers.

89/100