Omnipollo Double MAZ

This Double Oat India Pale Ale was brewed by Twelve Percent out of North Haven, CT. for Omnipollo. The beer pours a nice golden hazy with a very generous and thick head. Nice aromas of stone fruit and tropical fruit on the nose. The flavors are mostly tropical in nature with papaya and pineapple being dominant. The mouthfeel is creamy and pillowy…quite lovely really. If this is were we stopped the review, this would rank among the higher of the beers I have ever had, unfortunately it does not. The only problem happening with this brew is the alcohol. Even though the ABV is only 8.5% it comes across as much higher. The alcohol is so upfront as to make it appear medicinal. It interferes with an otherwise lovely beer. I have had other beers with an even higher ABV where you could not even tell it was that high. With this beer however, the alcohol damages what would have been a stellar beer.

Rating 8.4