Evil Twin Brewing I Always Felt Closer to IPAs Than I Did to People

Beer Name: I Always Felt Closer to IPAs Than I Did to People
Brewery: Evil Twin Brewing Co. (Stratford, CT)
ABV: 7.5%
How sold: 16 oz. tallboy cans
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $4.67 for 16 oz. tallboy can

Date Purchased: December 22, 2017
Date Drank: January 12, 2018
When brewed? Limited-time beer.

What's on the Can: "Yes it's double dry hopped with tons of tasty Galxy, Citra, Simcoe and Falconer's Flight. Better be ready for this close to perfect India Pale Ale."

Where distributed: Evil Twin Brewing distributes to several states. This beer is distributed by Twelve Percent LLC (Brooklyn, NY).

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Initially poured a hazy light golden-orange into a pint glass. Unfiltered beer, with sediment at the bottom of the can. Final pour is more a cloudy peach color. Frothy white head. Some lacing at the top of the glass. Looks like a typical New England-style IPA. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Tropical, mainly stone fruit flavors (includes mango and papaya). Also resiny and dank on the nose. 4.25/5

Taste (40%): The initial flavors had muted tropical with a virtual wall of subdued malt, and almost no aftertaste. I then completely poured the beer into the glass and let it sit for a bit. Completely different experience. Tropical resiny at the start, with more of a dank citrus towards the aftertaste. I went from being indifferent about the flavor to a pretty happy panda in five minutes. Bitterness held in check, but it's there. Only real downside: the octane really hits the tongue if you have food with this beer  4.25/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium body, good carbonation. Fairly juicy on the tongue. 4.5/5

Overall (20%): An excellent IPA. Evil Twin Brewing apparently had previously released this beer around August 2017 to positive reviews. It came back at a lower ABV and presumably lower IBUs at the time of this review. It looks like a New England-style beer, but I'm on the fence whether it fits the particular style. At the end of the day, I thought it was a very good beer, but I'd probably drink this on its own instead of pairing it with food. For me, an ideal ABV and a fairly reasonable price.  4.25/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.275/5