Brewfist Spaceman IPA

Of all the brewery names.. well let's just say Brewfist is well up there.

Spaceman's not too bad of a name for an IPA either come to think of it. This presents well with a relatively thick and opaque body with mid aeration supporting a sticky cream head. There's a pervasive, cutting aroma that I found quite aggressively bitter. Sour grapefruit, unripe orange zest, and citrus oils feel dominant here rather than stonefruit.

The beer itself kind of backs this up - there is not a lot of fruity juiciness here, instead it's quite a dry bitterness without a lot of backing malt even as it warms, and that makes for a pretty bracing combination.

I found this interesting and quite unique but as an IPA would prefer it malted just that little bit more and bumped up maybe a half a percent at the same time. Still, a different and promising beer. 7.0