Archetype Brewing Shoulder Devil

“Hints of sulfur-like garlic and onion in aroma fade into pine, wood, and tangerine. Sweet garlic and onion emerge in flavor, supported by peppery spice and light citrus. Not-so-soft mouthfeel accentuates a lingering bitterness.”

**Aroma:** “Super piney and resinous with a very light caramel sweetness. A basic tension between candy-like citrus and floral notes set against green, dank, and white-wine aromas.” **Flavor:** “Very bright with aggressive piney hops flavors, moderate malt, a slight garlic flavor, and grapefruit and pine notes. Dialed-in bitterness hits the mark. Lots of hoppy goodness with lemon candy, green, and floral notes. Delicious. Juicy hops notes with hints of tangerine, lemon candy, green and floral notes, plus balancing pine and dankness.” **Overall:** “Lovely resinous character well-balanced by the malt sweetness. Drinks like the stronger side of IPA, bordering on double IPA. A well-crafted blend of malt, hops, and alcohol—exactly what an IPA should be. Complex hops character with an exciting blend of classic and contemporary hops character. A full-bodied, full-flavored IPA with tons of nuance with each sip. This is extremely well executed—a great beer.”

__Aroma:__ “Malt-forward, with caramel and toasted notes. Moderate grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, and orange combine with the spicy hops aroma and with the malt, come through like orange marmalade. Dig deeper, and you find zest-like aromas along with floral notes. Not necessarily coming through as an IPA.” __Flavor:__ “The orange comes through more on the tongue, with pithy and astringent qualities from the rind. Grapefruit notes mix with lemon, followed by toasty and biscuit malt. The bitterness counteracts the malty backbone well, lingering long after the flavor is gone, without being overwhelming. Spicy hops tend to be overwhelmed by the bitterness of the orange.” __Overall:__ “This beer comes across as a malty PNW IPA. Lots of specialty malts and a hefty dose of IBUs make it an interesting interpretation of the style, with plenty of orange to accent. The pithiness might be hard to drink for some because of all the lingering bitterness it adds.”