I was expecting my calendar to be only bottles for some reason, but I pulled out a can for day number 5. I guess it shouldn't be a surprise, craft breweries have been happily using bottles for many years, and it can be argued that they are better than bottles all around. A lot of newer breweries have been relying more on cans than on bottles, although Guineu has put out a number of more traditional bottled beers. DreamHops has an evocative label, perhaps even to the point of inviting a lawsuit, very calming and serene. We'll see how calming the beer itself actually is.
It is a very standard looking beer, perhaps a little disappointingly light in color, but a fairly nice head. A sharp and fruity aroma, too. The taste isn't as nice as the scent, a little on the bitter side, but without a lot of personality by itself. Some session ales are right in line with the genre, fruity, piney, heavily hoppy, but Dreamhops is a bit ephemeral to be honest. It's nice, there's nothing offensive about it, but I personally prefer a more aggressive beer.
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