Fat Heads Hop JuJu

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Fat Heads Hop JuJu

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This is a decent IIPA, not great, but good. It had a lot of nice characteristics from an IIPA that you would expect. Nice hop aroma and flavor. Mostly dank and earthy. A little citrus, but not too much. It was actually more malty than I expected. And as it warmed, the alcohol really came up front. That was a draw back for me. It was good, but I'm not sure I would go out of my way to get this again.
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BlackDuck wrote:And as it warmed, the alcohol really came up front. That was a draw back for me.
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That is a deal breaker for me, too.
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Same here. I'm a Belgian weenie, and think that alcohol should be hidden no matter how potent it is.
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Stopped in at their Taphouse in Middleburg Hts last fall, only did flights so didn't get to warm up enough I guess to get the heat, but cold and straight from the tap it had wonderful nose and I expected much more bitter for the IBU's.
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Steve...your right on with that. I actually had a taster where I filled the growler. And cold right from the tap was full of nose and really nice. That's the reason I decided to bring some home. Then, I was dissapointed later as it warmed.
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