8 Wired Super Conductor Double IPA - New Zealand (8.8% ABV)

The warning on the label says it all, "if you don't like hops, don't buy this beer". Pouring into the tulip this "Super Conductor" has a fantastic tropical fruit hop aroma.

This Double IPA has loads of pine & tropical fruit flavour but also has an intensely bitter finish. I love this particular style with the initial hint of sweet fruitiness followed by a crisp bitter finish. The malts used (Golden Promise, Pilsner, Caramalt, Pale Crystal) add  body to this beer and I suspect contribute to the initial hint of sweetness. This beer is more about the hops, the brewer promises that this is packed with both US & NZ hops. I suspect it contains both my NZ favorites Motueka & Nelson Sauvin together with other hop varieties.

The warning label is there for a reason, this is a powerful beer, loaded with hops and with a puckeringly bitter finish. Another awesome Kiwi classic craft brew.