Beer # 277 Kungaroo IPA Boshkung Brewing Company

#277 Kungaroo IPA

Boshkung Brewing Company

Carnarvon, Ontario, Canada
Brewery
IPA 5.8 % ABV IBU: 40
32 oz Brown Glass Half Growler
$7.00 (Canadian) At the Brewery Saloon

Twitter: @Boshkungbrewing

Now, I've been wanting to try Boshkung Brewing beers for quite some time, however I've never had the opportunity to get over to Carnarvon to visit them. They are a small batch brewery and they are located next to Mirror Lake, and under a restaurant. They share a space with Rhubarb Restaurant, a well respected eatery in Haliburton. Boshkung (yes, pronounced exactly how it is spelled) is actually named after a nearby Lake and sports an overall outdoorsy, canoeing theme. Some of their beers names are plays on the name of the brewery, especially tonight's beer Kungaroo IPA (My other favourite is King Kung...)

Let's hop on over to tonight's tasting:

Pours a slightly cloudy off orange colour with hints of tan and red. The head is short and off white made up of a loose collection of small bubbles.The aroma is bright citrus and bitter herbs with some light caramel malt on the background. First sip is a bright and spicy citrus with a strong malt background. Hints of caramel and licorice, lots of green herbs. Plenty of warm citrusy orange notes. Aeration gives us lots of bitter green hopes with a spicy tart finish.



Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 


Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 4/6  PASS
Re-Order:  5/6  PASS
Experience: 5/6 PASS

Final Thoughts:

A good serviceable IPA. I am partial to big juicy IPAs and this one tickles my fancy. A very simple brew not a lot of complexity, what you see is what you get. A good beer to introduce beer newbies to hoppier brews.

Cheers

CJT

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