Hop Butcher Live from Chicago (pack of 4) (6.8%)

An American IPA from Hop Butcher For The World in Chicago, brewed in collaboration with Crushed By Giants Brewing Company and sold as a four-pack of cans at 6.8% ABV. The beer is hopped with Simcoe, Citra, Galaxy and HBC 692, with HBC 692 contributing a woody, sappy character. A firm biscuit malt backbone supports the hop load without competing with it. The aroma brings bitter grapefruit peel, pine resin, melon rind, grassy herbal dankness and biscuit malt. The palate moves from clean biscuit malt into grapefruit juice, lemon rind, orange, earthy pine and hop spice, with a sappy, slightly woody note from HBC 692. The finish is dry and clean, with lingering bitterness, orange rind, pine and a faintly herbal, green edge.