DOOM3!

A collab between two small and excellent Toronto breweries, DOOM3! is an imperial IPA from Laylow Brewery and Halo Brewery. It’s a 7.9% ale sold in 473mL cans. The beer is a bit hazy, with a dullish orange-gold colour.

DOOM3! has a dank, fruity nose—it’s boozy, sticky, and sweet. For a nearly 8% grog, the beer is quite approachable, with tart apricot and orange notes initially and nice, juicy balance throughout. The beer’s finish is still sweet, but it drifts into a resinous bitterness.

I found DOOM3! to be a pretty solid IIPA. I’d have liked it to be quite a bit stronger, and a bit more assertively bitter, but the sweet and tart fruit combo is well executed.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.