Strong Rope Brewery Blood of Gods

Earthy pine and bright orange-citrus aromas clash in a classic way; background hints of toasted malt, onion, and peppery spice. Flavor brings freshly peeled orange-hop atop a bread-crust-malt foundation. Bitterness is restrained, tempered by caramel. Dry finish, undefined, with mild astringency.

Aroma of biscuit, deep caramel, light raisin, and hints of chocolate and coffee. Malt-driven flavor with toast, bread crust, nutty notes, caramel and coffee; a nice canvas for somewhat dank, piney hop flavors. Dry finish with light, lingering bitterness.

__Aroma:__ “The first impression is the malt sweetness: caramel verging on butter, graham cracker, and toast. Then comes a bit of orange marmalade, fresh citrus, with honey sweetness, spicy phenols, and yeasty esters of pear and apple. Not much hops, aside from a bit of dankness.” __Flavor:__ “Malt-forward, with sweet caramel and graham cracker, and mixed with the orange, makes it taste like orange cream candy in a box of mixed chocolates. The hops bitterness, with a touch of floral and earth, is just strong enough to keep this beer from being sticky. A hint of yeast esters and spice, and light carbonation.” __Overall:__ “This is like a dessert beer, as if someone poured a Grand Marnier into an IPA. A unique take on a fruited IPA, leaning more toward a classic English or East Coast IPA with a healthy amount of citrus to add sweetness and brightness. That said, it’s not much of an IPA with the downplayed hops and too much caramel sweeetness.”