Ex Novo Brewing Is and Always Was Double Dry-Hopped IPA

Beer Name: Is and Always Was
Brewery: Ex Novo Brewing (Portland, OR; Corrales, NM)
ABV: 7.2%

How sold: 4-packs of 16 oz. tallboy cans; on draft
Where bought: Unknown
Price: Unknown, gift from a friend

Date Canned: March 12, 2020(?)
Date Drank: June 5, 2020
When brewed? Limited-time or rotating beer.
IBU: 72

What's on the Can: "Double dry-hopped with Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic."

Where distributed: Ex Novo Brewing currently distributes to several areas, including the Portland (OR) Metro, Los Angeles, SW Washington. Japan, and San Francisco Bay Area markets. Ex Novo also has a taproom in Corrales, NM.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured golden into a pint glass. White head, virtually no lacing. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Pine and lemony-grapefruit, with complementing hops and malts. Screams a very balanced, yet bold West Coast style. 4.75/5

Taste (40%): Balanced lemony-grapefruit, pine, and malt experience. Pleasant, yet assertive. Citrus hop bitterness permeates the senses into the aftertaste. Very flavorful, no octane. 4.75/5

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

Overall (20%): An outstanding to world-class IPA. A West Coast IPA that tones down the hoppiness a bit to let all those pine and citrus flavors have a co-starring role. For some people it may just be another good beer, but I could drink this every day. Another top-notch beer from Ex Novo. 4.75/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.675/5