“Quaff ON! Xperimental IPA (X2) has a pleasant malty sweetness balanced with Mosaic, Equanot [sic][?], Cascade, Citra, and Simcoe hops that offer intense and unique flavors and aroma of fruit and citrus notes of melon, berry, lime, passion fruit, and papaya.”
So right now you can go to Big Woods and vote for which of the two new “Xperimental” IPAs you like best. You can try them by the pint, or get a “flight” of one five-ounce pour of each beer. X1 worked a little better for me; the flavors are more focused. X2 is also pretty good, but there’s a lot going on there. X1 is clearly a West Coast-style IPA, and they totally nail it. X2 tastes like they want the West Coast backbone and the more-tropical East Coast flavor profile. (And actually, now that I think about it, if that’s what they’re shooting for, they did pretty much nail it—I just don’t dig it as much as I dig the X1.)
Oh, and by the way—if you scan the QR code on the menu and fill in their voting form, they’ll send you a t-shirt. The winning beer gets added to the menu for the rest of the year.)
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