Firestone Walker Fortem Unfiltered Imperial IPA
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Fortem is a new-age imperial IPA that draws upon a range of influences, all while exhibiting DNA from our own forays into the IPA style. As such, it blends newer hop varieties from the Pacific Northwest and Hallertau, Germany along with pale malt, wheat malt and flaked oats for a full body and rounded mouthfeel. Fortem presents an expressive mix of aromas, including mango, blueberry, raspberry, lime zest and lychee. After time in the glass, it opens up to reveal stone fruit blossoms and mandarin oranges, finishing with just enough bitterness to encourage your next sip. Fortem has been left unfiltered for a hazy appearance and full hop impact.
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This was a lot more grapefruit and alpha than I remember for this beer. Very meh this time around.
Pretty delicious; doesn't taste nearly as strong as the Imperial moniker would hint at and with the pretty much perfect balance of hop and malt flavors that you'd expect from Firestone Walker. This might be my favorite IPA of theirs yet.