488. BrewDog (Columbus, OH) - Fellowship

“For our latest collaboration, we’ve joined forces with one of the most legendary sagas of good vs. evil, The Lord of the Rings. Fellowship IPA: the one IPA to rule them all. This 5% Hazy IPA storms the gate with notes of pineapple, stone-fruit, mango and a touch of tangerine. Brewed with oats and wheat and left unfiltered for a smooth, juicy hit that’ll drive your tastebuds mad.”

Saw this on my buddy Shane’s Odyssey of Hops, and he was kind enough to gift me a can of it. I would like to have liked it more. The Lord of the Rings is probably my favorite novel (a close second would be Atlas Shrugged, which will prolly surprise those of you who know how ultra-liberal I am), and you would think that something like this would be right up my alley, but it’s too light. It’s also not nearly as busy as it claims to be; there is some fruit in there, and it’s just fine—but I don’t get anything specific. Not at all bad—but not at all interesting, either.