 For this episode of brutal battle beer break. I'm going to be doing a beer from a brewery I've actually never had anything from they're out of Portland, Oregon I know the last one I did was also from Oregon Technically Portland as well, but this is another one from Portland, Oregon called Lompoc Brewing L-O-M-P-O-C I never heard of them. Apparently they do more kind of localized stuff in Oregon This beer was complimentary of Ali Dean who lives in Oregon. Thank you very much Ali She gave it to me for you know secret Santa Christmas thing. So thank you very much Ali. Look forward to trying this. This is their Seasonal beer. It's an Imperial IPA. I like that as a seasonal typically Imperial IPAs are just kind of whenever but It's a seasonal Imperial IPA called C Sons. I don't understand the reference to C Sons greetings There you go. You can see C Sons greetings. I don't know. I don't get the reference But this Imperial IPA is coming in at 8% alcohol by volume, which is a little bit On the lighter side of where Imperials can go, but should be good. Hopin Love by Imperials, especially West Coast Very deep Orangie amber coloration to it already so liking it It looks a little bit like maybe a chill haze to it can't see totally through it But yeah, it's actually actually closer to like a reddish orange like a deeper coloration to it Getting a little bit of tropicality out of it But also a Little bit of like a malty I Feel like the malts are coming forward maybe a little bit more maybe the hops have died down a tad bit There's no Bottle date on it which breweries, please put the bottle dates on it doesn't I don't know how much more it costs But it's really a benefit when people can go See how fresh the beer is and try it because there are some people out there that don't understand That you know, it's kind of best to drink really happy beers within like three months of the bottle date Not that they're terrible after that, but they're not what are intended for the flavor So if people can kind of see what the bottle on date is and know oh like this is a year old It's been sitting on the shelf that long and it's hoppy. Well the hops have died so It has a real earthy kind of quality to it a little I mean it sounds bad But it sounds smells a little dirt like but not in a bad way Just like an earthy Maltiness and an earthy hop aroma to it as well, which makes me think that maybe the hops have died down if it's an imperial IPA but little minerality to it There is some citrus to it, but it's like a deeper Darker citrus a little bit of dankness in there a tad bit of that kind of smarties Candy scent that I typically get in hoppy beers But this isn't like extremely vibrant with like grapefruit and tropical notes It's got a little bit of tropical note to it, but it's it's much more like subdued. So I believe The hops have probably died down a little bit in this beer Um, I get some of that kind of smarties flavor to it I'm getting what I was talking about with that earthiness and the minerality The malts really coming forward the hops taste like they've kind of you know really mellowed out quite a bit It's got a pretty medium body to it that 8% alcohol is Tasting about appropriate actually, you know, it's not tasting too astringent or anything I feel like they did a pretty good job there with us It's a solid beer I'm not sure it's one that I would really seek out Maybe if I knew when it was bottled if if it turns out that this is more You know say it's like I don't know like six months old or something I don't know. I'm assuming I'm assuming not because it says seasons greetings on it So, you know, maybe it was just brewed this way. Maybe the hops have not died down but definitely getting a lot of a lot of that minerality in the earthiness, but also As it kind of sits on my tongue. There's a little bit of a medicinal quality to it You know kind of like that alcoholish Sweetness you get at the end of some cough medicines, but it's not like Terrible or anything like that It's just kind of like a lingering note on there Bitterness is not as much as I was actually expecting based on the smell So that's kind of nice that it's a little unchecked there, but a On the beer. Sorry, Ali. Thank you though Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to try this and I always you know, I'm a ticker So I just like trying new things. So anyways, thank you so much, Ali Thank you everyone for watching if Lompak brewing their season's greetings sounds interesting Well, you'll probably have to wait until next year, but good luck in getting it I'm gonna drink the rest of this because it's it's definitely drinkable. Thanks so much and go get yourselves a beer. Thank you