Half Acre Slow Melt (pack of 6) (35.5cl, 5.8%)

A 5.8% ABV India Pale Ale fermented with lager yeast, available in a six-pack of 12 oz cans from Chicago's Half Acre Beer Company. It uses an IPA-strength grain bill hopped with Citra and Mosaic, then fermented with lager yeast rather than a traditional ale strain. Half Acre was founded in 2006 in Chicago's North Center neighbourhood. Slow Melt was designed to stand clear of Daisy Cutter, occupying its own lane within the brewery's hop-forward lineup. The nose opens with juicy citrus and tropical berry, papaya, raspberry, dank grassy resin and subtle floral notes. The palate delivers guava, grapefruit, tangerine, blueberry and a biscuity malt backbone. The finish trails with honeydew melon, pomelo, feijoa, funk and dank grass.