Name: Old 21

Brewery: The Brew Kettle

Overall Rating: B-

Style: Imperial India Pale Ale

Serving Style: 22oz Bomber

ABV: 9.1%

IBU: 90

Price: $5.99

Aroma: Powerful citrus and pine hop tones blast the nose.  An odd sulfuric smell was detected that reminded me of a bad homebrew I once had.

Appearance: Beautiful copper color.  Clear with a nicely formed head.

Flavor: Deep hop resins coat the tongue.  Simcoe hops show there dominance.  Residual sugars step forward and dance on the line of being too sweet.

Mouthfeel: Heavy stuff.  This is a particularly heavy IIPA, especially for the “american” style.

Enjoyability: It’s great to see the Brew Kettle beers make it to the shelves.  They’re an amazing brewpub in Strongsville, OH that I can’t recommend enough.  At any given time, they have about 8 of their own brews on tap as well as a wonderful offering of about 8 other craft brewers.   I’ve had Old 21 on draft their before and I would rate it a solid A.  Unfortunately, the bottle I got had an odd sulfuric smell and I also felt it was just not fermented dry enough to be easily drinkable.  That said, they’re pretty new to bottling their wares and I expect that quality will improve.  If you’re even in the area, stop by the brew pub…you won’t be disappointed.

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