Mikkeller (San Diego) Oh, Hi Murk NE-Style Imperial IPA

Beer Name: Oh, Hi Murk
Brewery: Mikkeller Brewing San Diego (San Diego, CA)
ABV: 8.0%

How sold: 16 oz. tallboy cans
Where bought: Craft Shack (San Diego, CA)  ****bought online
Price: $6.99 for 16 oz. single tallboy can

Date Bought: March 21, 2019
Date Purchased: April 22, 2019
Date Received: April 26, 2019
Date Drank: May 21, 2019
When brewed? Limited-time beer, first released in October 2018.

What's on the Website: "A mastering if Simcoe and Citra cryo hops, alongside a room full of Idaho 7 - We used flaked barley and malted oats to build a substantial body in order to layer deep sugary tropical fruits. Notes of 'juicy-fruit', mango, pineapple, and honeydew."

Where distributed: Mikkeller San Diego distributes within California.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours hazy peach-colored into a pint glass. Unfiltered; sediment at the bottom of the can. Frothy white head, good lacing. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Dank/lupulin blended with tropical stone fruit (pineapple, mango). Complementing oaty malt. 4.25/5

Taste (40%): Dank and slight octane at the start, then gradually mellows out to tropical stone fruit. Pineapple and mango definitely present. Continued dank-tropical mix into the aftertaste. 4/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-full bodied, some carbonation. Juicy with slight dry tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): An awesome to excellent Double IPA. More octane here than other beers I've had with similar or higher ABVs, although at least it's not real overpowering. Good tropical mixed in, though, especially the pineapple. 4/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.1/5