India Pale Ale - 7.3% ABV
Hopheads of the craft beer world, take note. This beer is the hopheads dream. The dream, I tell you!
Okay, I know. The Brew Views has been pretty 8 Wired heavy lately, but can you really blame me? Blame 8 Wired if anyone! Stop making such lovely, hoppy beers! And blame Slowbeer for making them so accessible and affordable!
Forget it.
The Hop Wired smells hoppy. Really hoppy. It’s not dissimilar to smelling bittering hop pellets like Chinooks before it even goes in to making a beer. Such a wonderful aroma!
The taste of the beer starts with big citrusy hop flavours that make you smile and appreciate why bittering hops are used in beer in the first place. Don’t discount the malt though, it definitely plays the supporting cast role, but in such an unassuming way that you might not even consider it for an Oscar nomination. It’s surprisingly balanced for such a strong, hoppy IPA.
This is one beer I will happily return to time and time again, as it’s just what an unashamed hophead such as myself is looking for.
8 Wired have done it again.
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