Year of New Beer: Phantom Forest, MadTree Brewing Co (Cincinnati)

Written By: Dion on 09/17/2020

Tons of tropical fruit on the nose from the minute this hits the glass. Mango and pineapple, along with nice citrus tones of orange and pink grapefruit. Subtle caramel malt. Hits all the right notes on the tongue...tropical, citrus, berries, spice. Really nice balance of hop bitterness and sweet malt backbone. I'll be the first to admit that sometimes the IPAs from the likes of MadTree and Rhinegeist are virtually indistinguishable from one another. But this one blazes its own trail. Well done.