Diamond Knot Brewing Industrial India Pale Ale

Bit of a mouthful in the title, but a surprisingly nondescript bottle here. Particularly given it was $25..

There's a lingering lacy head on this, and the nose is very malty, with a bit of fruity guava. Mouthfeel is smooth, full, and lovely. The flavour is quite complex, put me in mind slightly of Hopwired.

But then, it's not quite to that level of grassy loveliness, and indeed appears a bit stuck between the two poles of "India Pale Ale" and a fully fledged "Double IPA". Because of this it does neither brilliantly and ends up falling short of a good score. You could get a better IPA or DIPA easily at a good bottle-o. Hell, you could buy both and still be ahead. 7.5