Feb 22, 2017
The Season of More
Coinciding with Russian River’s annual Pliny the Younger release, every brewer with leftover hops tries their hand at a triple IPA. It’s harder than it looks. Balancing double a digit alcohol content with juicy hops and some semblance of body is a tough challenge.
Sixpoint’s Hi-Res doesn’t quite pass the bar. It smells great, releasing a cloud of pineapple must as soon as it’s opened. It tastes pretty good, the pineapple transforms into a resinous, sticky pine sap on the tongue. But the alcohol got a lot of heat to it -- like grapefruit vodka. And the body is a little lacking in heft. It’s a pleasant kick in the teeth, but not a spectacular display.
