Bell's Big Hearted IPA (56.8cl, 9.5%)

An Imperial IPA from Bell's Brewing in Michigan, sold in a single-serve 19.2-ounce stovepipe can at 9.5% ABV. It is the highest-ABV entry in the Hearted IPA family and Bell's first year-round Imperial IPA. The beer takes the Centennial hop character of Two Hearted Ale and amplifies it alongside a richer malt bill. It is dry-hopped during fermentation to extract maximum aromatic complexity while keeping bitterness in check relative to the alcohol. The nose opens with ripe grapefruit and tangerine peel, followed by pine resin, mixed berry and lighter melon, with toasted caramel and floral honey beneath. The palate leads with juicy citrus before caramel and toffee take hold, with pine and berry building through the peak. The finish is medium-long and warming, with lingering pine resin, dried citrus peel and gentle alcoholic heat.