Yeastie Boys Digital IPA

A seemingly open source beer - you can download the recipe yourself online - nice idea.

Execution wise however I have to wonder why you'd go to all the trouble. It's not after all their best recipe from this evidence.

This pours relatively flat with almost no head. The aroma put me in mind of Coopers and other Australian pale ales to be honest, far from what was expected with the IPA tagline, particularly from a NZ brewer. Bit murky in the taste, slight grass / apple, slight tea flavours. Pretty punchy hops but to me it could have done with a bit more malt rather than caramel flavours.

At 7% this was perfectly acceptable - but I was surprised to find it vaguely unpleasant and in this class there are far better options. 6.5