There must be a hop variety which tastes like blood, because i’ve had another IPA, from Oskar Blues, with the same odd flavor as this one from Trouble Brewery. Not off-putting, just an odd flavor for a beer to have. Then again, the package has two cans in a boxing match and the top of the can bears a slogan: “Here Comes Trouble,” so maybe it actually is blood?
Slightly darker and fuller-bodied than many IPAs, not crazy hoppy, but enough to confirm that it is what it says it is. Reminds me of that American India Pale Ale from Saranac, with the hearty real-beer base beneath the hops. I like it. 5.9% alks in here, and that heavier beer base, so it’s not a summery IPA, but i like it in July anyway. Good price at $13.29 for the sampler 12, called A Pack Of Trouble, and a sixer was $8.29 so it’s only five bucks for the bonus six, and i really like that.
The taste is middling, lower on the IBU scale, but the body is higher quality than many. Deliberation and contemplation ensues, and i think a 6.7 is a fair rating here. Had better but had worse too, and at $1.10 per can it’s a square deal. In fact, the price is so appealing that i hope the other 3 varieties in the sampler 12 are as good. Would be hard to spend $8.29 on six of these, but $13.29 for 12 in a range of styles sounds like a great idea. If the others are good, will definitely get another Pack Of Trouble.