Tyranena Scurvy @ Small Bar

This WI brewery has a shitty website, an annoying "balsy" attitude, and flaunts your inability to find its products. Unfortunately, they make a good IPA. Their website (see link in title) claims that Scurvy is brewed with orange peel, and that it's nearly impossible to find. I discount those claims. I tasted no such orange peel, and I found it to be quite available. It's somewhat light at 6.5% ABV given the level of hoppiness (no IBU available), but the gritty mouthfeel worked nicely with the bitter aftertaste, in vein with what I look for in a IPA. It's somewhat unique, though, in a not-quite smoky, but definitely earthy flavor. I don't think I've encountered that with an IPA before. I'll definitely try it again. Sometimes, though, it's just better to enjoy the beer and never look at the brewer's website.

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BA OVERALL  A- excellent w/ 162 Reviews THE BROS  N/A no reviews; yet! send 'em beer » rAvg: 4.06 High: A+ / 5 Low: C / 2.9 pDev: 7.64%