Fracture
Imperial India Pale Ale is the brawny cousin of Amsterdam Brewery's
excellent Boneshaker. Brewed in Toronto, Ontario, Fracture is sold in
355mL bottles that have a righteously badass label. It contains a
belligerent 9.1% alcohol. I received a bottle of Fracture from a man who
might possibly be its biggest fan, "The Reverend" Nick Gaiser.
It's
a hazy, slightly rosy, amber brew. It poured with a thin froth of
off-white head, but one that faded quickly. Fracture has a bitter and
boozy nose. Like its kin, Boneshaker, it has gaudy citrus aromatics. Its
flavour is, at least for an IIPA, pretty subtle and smooth, with
initial sweetness and brazen late-breaking bitterness.
It's
a very hoppy beer--one that's clearly contributing to the rumoured
global hop shortage--but you won't here me complaining. It's a
flavourful and delicious strong ale. It's not as impressive as
Boneshaker, but it's easily worthy of lineage.
Rating: 8.5 out of 10.
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