8 Days a Week Single Hop Session IPA (Ekuanot)

The Ekuanot edition of Bandit Brewery’s 8 Days a Week Single Hop Session IPA is a low-alcohol number, at just 3.9%.  Sold in 500mL bottles, the beer proved to be a swampy gold colour with a loose white head. I know by now that Bandit has great labels, but this one might be my new fave.

The brew has a tangy fruit scent with a slight floral kicker. The flavour is similarly situated, if a bit understated (not surprising, given the sub-4 percentage), but it still had some tropical tang.

A nicely-constructed low-octane ale, the Ekuanot edition of 8 Days has some character and style. Truly sessionable and quite pleasant. A more generous hopping would have been nice, though.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.