Serving Type: Can (Free sample sent from brewer.)ABV: 6.8 percent
Appearance: Sunken Island IPA pours a dark and hazy copper. It features a very frothy, white head atop the beer that leaves your mouth watering. There isn't much carbonation to speak of, but the head leaves a good bit of ample lacing as the beer slowly travels down the glass.
Smell: This beer's aroma is very floral at first. Next, I got its strong hop character. Behind that were small tones of sweet caramel. There's a small bit of alcohol that also comes through the nostrils.
Taste: This is where it sort of went downhill for me. The alcohol was very prevalent in the taste. Mix that with the strong hop character and I got a beer that seemed somewhat dry. Then again, I haven't been a person to thoroughly enjoy every IPA I've come across.
Overall Rating:
Of the three beers sent to me from Kenai River, this was the one I liked the least. It's a decent IPA, but the alcohol and hop flavor in this one was just too much for my palette. The other two samples I was sent included the Gummi Bear Beer and Skilak Scottish Ale.
