Terrapin Side Project Monks Revenge Double IPA

Definitely Interesting Beer! floral notes in aroma, really nice long finish, medium bitterness,

Pours a golden color with a white head. Aroma is yeasty, honey, and spicy peppery hops. Flavor is honey, some vanilla, and a bitter spicy finish.

22 oz bottle courtesy of Beerlando. Thanks, Bryan. Pours a slightly orange tinted golden hue, light haze, decent offwhite almost eggshell head that dies to a decent film, laces ok. Aromas are a nice melange of fruity esters, banana apple pear lead the charge with a decent dosing of floral and citrusy hops on top, a touch of spicy Belgian yeast, sweeter malts, a touch of vanilla and clove. Initial is a touch soapy, very fruity with banana, apple, and pear trifecta coming forward, grainy and lightly spicy Belgian yeast, a touch soapy, fairly sweet, decent floral hop dosing but more Belgian Golden than IPA. The decent bitterness shows up on the back and finish, but surely sits in the backseat. A touch boozy, bitterness grows a decent amount but not too much, a touch of pine comes into the equation. A well hopped Belgian, but not a DIPA in my book. Good, but I’ve had better of this hybrid style. Cheers.

Pour is hazy brownish gold with very little foam. The nose is banana, pine, yeast, a little soap. The palate is very doughy, with touches of citrus and hop bitterness. I don’t get the big hops on the finish that others describe. Overall a good brew, the side project series seems hit or miss, but appears to be getting better.

Bottle shared by shawnm213- thanks, Shawn! Pours clear gold with a small off-white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, pine, yeast, soap. Flavor follows suit, with a ton of hops. Just a touch of alcohol comes through on the palate. Bitter, with a dry, bitter finish. Not bad, but it was hard to try this after the Uberhoppy Imperial IPA.

bottle. Pours a clear golden with a small cream colored head. Notes of pine, spices, grapefruit, bread, car air freshener, and some light peary esters. booze is well hidden. Decent.

Interesting brew. Sweet hoppy aroma with a clove and hop taste. It was ok. Blended well just falls a little short.

Bottle via trade with Hopshunter. Pours a slightly hazy straw urine color. Decent head, snow white with good lacing. Yeasty nose and fruity esters. Grapish. Very Belgian nose. Flavor is classic Belgian with a ton of hops. Low bitterness, but strong hop flavor. Classic Belgian light mouth feel with a very prickly carbonation. I’m not a huge Belgian fan, so I may rate this lower then it deserves. Too much pine in the hops, could use some more citrus or spice.