400 Pound Monkey

This 400 Pound Monkey is a nice IPA. You have to be impressed with a beer that will leave lacing like this! Malt goodness is noticeable. The hops come through mostly as bitter and not so much flavorful.

I just came across “Topof the Hops” on the Internet, a bracketed taste tournament for IPAs. I can’t tell if the tournament ever got finished, but I see that this Left Hand Brew currently in hand had an unfortunate seed. In the first round, it went against Ranger, from New Belgium, which is always a winner for this category. Personally, unlike the Top of the Hops bracket, I’m open for double elimination; I’d be willing to give this beer a second chance later on.