Listed
as containing "100+ IBU", what Short Pier, Long Walk Double IPA lacks
in specificity it makes up for with the promise of massive bitterness.
Sold in gorgeous and somewhat imposing 750mL bombers, this strong ale
contains 8.4% alcohol. According to the production date listed on the
bottle (2015/10/06), this stuff was brewed just two weeks before I
cracked it open.
Short Pier, Long Walk is the
brainchild of Refined Fool Brewing Co., an outfit that operates out of
Sarnia, Ontario. It's a slightly murky orange-gold grog that pours
underneath a fluffy off-white head. With a hoppy citrus aroma, this beer
seems mighty inviting. As for flavour, sweetness and bitterness are
tangled up around a set of juicy grapefruit notes. Very astringent, this
mug o'suds has hops enough to strip the enamel from your chompers, but
isn't too bitter to be enjoyable.
Get ready of
an unseemly dose of alliteration: Big bottles + bitter bite + bountiful
booze = badass beer. Refined Fool was new to me, but if their Short
Walk, Long Pier is any indication, Ontarian beer fans has a new brewery
to expect big things from. I'll most definitely be watching for new
offerings.
Rating: 9.0 out of 10.
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