Here’s another “dank” beer, this one from the Wicked Weed Brewing Company of Asheville, North Carolina. Lieutenant Dank India Pale Ale. Wicked Weed beers are featured as beers of the month for December at Taco mac, and that’s where I’m trying this one. I don’t have any profound observations for you, so I’ll just let Wicked Weed introduce the beer:

Hunting, descending, and demolishing, Lieutenant Dank patrolled the galaxy to eradicate the Creators, who scoured the cosmos for new worlds to cultivate. Merciless, Lieutenant Dank rained hellfire onto their constant construction. Relentless through obsession, Lieutenant Dank pursued the Creators, plunging their glowing dreams into the blackness of an exploded star.

Well that sounds neat, and it’s on their website of course. They also say the beer is dry hopped with Columbus, El Dorado and Simcoe varieties. The beer has an alcohol content of 6. 5% by volume and is a bit pricey I think: I paid $7 for a 23-ounce mug (with a free logo glass to be fair) and it sells for $12.99 a six-pack in cans at Total Wine.

My mug of Wicked Weed Lieutenant Dank India Pale Ale arrived a deep orange amber color with a thick rocky head of foam and plenty of citrus in the nose, resiny piney grapefruit notes in the palate, medium malt, and a long dry bitter finish.

I found Wicked Weed Lieutenant Dank India Pale Ale to be ok, but just ok. “dank” beers are ubiquitous these days, and while this one is enjoyable, the six-pack price is just too high for me to want to buy it again.

And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.

*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.

(B)=Bottled

(D)=Draft

(G)=Growler

 

 

 



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