2014 Advent Day 20

Vixnu Imperial IPA (9.5%) by Cervejaria Colorado, Brazil

http://www.cervejariacolorado.com.br/

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/colorado-vixnu-imperial-ipa/159457/

As soon as I popped the lid this beer wanted to jump out and I lost a bunch to spillage.  What remained was a surprisingly cloudy double IPA.

Since I am not a fan of the category and expecting heavy hop bitterness, I was sure to have this one with some food with its own string flavours.

I was surprised how this beer turned out to be only mildly bitter and was quite good, the high alcohol content apparent and a nice fruity character.

I never thought I would say this about IPA's in general, and particularly an imperial IPAD, but I liked it, and I might even go buy some.