Hopzilla

Rebecca cooked extra spicy jambalaya tonight, so we decided to pair that with Deviant Dales.... it was a great pairing.  The Dale's stood up nicely to the extra spice.

After dinner, we headed to Mellow Mushroom for Hopzilla on draft. The beer pours honey in color.  The head was 1/2 inch and as the beer drank down it had great lacing. Aromas of honey and pine predominated. The beer started on the front palate with lemon and sugar.  Mid palate is where the bitterness and hops came in with a bang.  The aftertaste was very pleasant, without the metallic bitter of other beers.  Overall, a solid beer, similar in appearance and taste to the famous Hopslam.

Overall rating: 90
Rebecca's rating: 96

Food pairing: This beer would not stand up to spicy Jambalaya! But would go nicely with a milder red thai curry.