Flossmoor StationX-IPA (Extreme)

I got a bottle in a trade and man, this is one tasty and balanced DIPA!

Here's my notes on it:

I got this bottle in a trade with joe1510. Thanks Joe!!

My first sample from this brewery:

Cool black waxed 22oz bottle, it pours a clear bright amber with a 1 finger head of foam.

The smell has a huge hoppy nose to it. Big notes of grapefruit abound with an interesting amount of tangerines there as well. Malt? You betchya it's here. OOdles of luscious caramel permeate my nosebuds and I'm thinking to myself that if the taste is as nicely balanced as the nose, this one could be a real treat.

And the taste....does not disappoint! Huge on the grapefruit and tangerine, huge on the caramel and a pretty substantial amount of bread, slight spiciness...yep, this is one tasty and oh so balanced son of a gun! And man, it's a real drinkable gem as well but I gotta watch it, 8%abv is nothing to sneeze at. Still it does taste strong but the alcohol is very well hidden, if that makes any sense.

The head retention is turning out to be quite good and it supplies some nice sticky lacing.

The mouthfeel is on the high side of medium, and the carbonation is medium light; it finishes slightly bready and slightly bitter. The citrus here goes beyond what I'm used to and big kudos to Flossmoor Station for that. If you can't tell by now, I'm digging this DIPA in a big way and I'm so glad I got to try it. Thanks again to Joe and....if you see this one on your local shelves, grab some, not just 1!!!

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