On the fifth day of Beermas I went and bought for me
Five photographic plates
Four flying saucers
Three sunny toucans
Two dogs in costume
And a lone eagle flying free
Well, very nearly the end of the year of retrospective. Somehow, the same things happen over and over, although they always seem unexpected. Looking for fitting names and labels? You never know what you'll find. Instead of gold, silver, instead of rings, a cylinder. At least Basqueland is pretty predictable, always enjoyable and high quality. Silver Halide DDH IPA should follow the pattern, even in such a bizarre year as this.
It's on the lighter side of colors for an IPA, but cloudy, something like a lot of NEIPAs. The aroma is bright and hoppy, of the modern styles. It starts out fizzy and heady, but the head dies back pretty quickly, leaving only a light fuzz on top. It's an odd fruit salad blend, with citrus, pineapple and a little melon too. The flavors kind of ebb and flow, but there's a bitter base that they all sit on. The beer itself is not very reflective, not especially shiny. The foam is bright, but not light-giving. I guess this is just a picture perfect product, a representative of new old creations, a beer that would have been worth waiting for after the minutes of exposure for an old-timey photo.
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