Lancaster Brewing Company is
located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a small city smack in the middle of the
world’s second largest concentration of Amish (Holmes Country, Ohio is the
largest). Over the years, I suppose I’ve tried nearly everything Lancaster
produces – both in bottle and draft. Overall, their products are hits or misses
of sorts, but nothing too terribly exiting or terribly terrible. But Boss Hop Double
IPA sort of debunks that experience.
Overall, Boss Hop is an outstanding DIPA, a fact that I have come to
appreciate after several different samples. Indeed, my first impression of Boss
Hop left me wanting more, and I found more after several samples over time. Life
in the glass begins with a hazy amber color, producing a solid standing white
head with tight and sticky lacing. The nose is all hops, as the name suggests:
sweet, with florally, mildly fruity, and piney aromas, accompanied by a faint
earthiness. Like the nose, Boss Hop’s taste is all hops: It starts out sweet,
with notes of pine and tropical fruits that transition into a dry and “in your
face” hoppy finish, just as it should be. It’s seriously aggressive, relatively
complex, and an attractive sight as it sits in the glass – definitely worth the time.
Links
Lancaster Brewing Company: http://www.lancasterbrewing.com/
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