Omission Bright Eyed IPA

“Ripe red fruit and dank aroma with a cannabis-like quality. Flavors of peaches, mandarin orange, and a touch of dank. Sweetness and bitterness are nicely balanced. Doesn’t stay on the tongue too long and leaves you wanting more.”

Pretty pink color. Generic red fruit up front in the aroma. It comes across a bit like raspberry. Lemon comes through a bit more in the flavor. There’s slight sour in the finish as well from the hibiscus. Medium light body and dry finish.

**Aroma:** “Citrus-pine aroma is low for the style. Fruity hops presence evokes oranges, fruit blossoms, and mango. Just a touch of malt sweetness, but hops are on display here.” **Flavor:** “Chewy pine resin and mint. Bitterness is very well balanced to the bread crust and caramel malt flavors. Bitter, pithy hops presence with juicy orange blossom, grapefruit, pine, and tangerine hops flavors. Medium-high carbonation. Finishes with a nice hops lingering that is not overly bitter. Dry finish helps accentuate hops.” **Overall:** “A very tasty, well-done IPA. Could use a bit more malt complexity, but the hops bitterness delivers. Hops flavor and aroma falls a bit short of current hophead expectations. No noticeable detraction from the gluten reduction—it’s a well-excuted, classic American-style IPA with very bright, juicy hops character accentuated by a well-crafted base beer.”