Exposure
10.1% DOUBLE IPA DRY HOPPED with 100% Cryo* Mosaic and Citra. *Cryogenic process of preserving essential
oils and resins at extremely low temperatures. Earthy herbal notes push through the boozy nose, until a presence of star fruit, honeydew and nectarine pit make themselves known. Initial cold hop bite of pine quickly dissipates to a balanced malt body, candied mandarin rind, strawberry jam and key lime zest.
Practitioners of FALUN GONG ( a qigong meditation focused on moral philosophy, energetic exercises, breathing and promoting living in harmony ) were perceived as a threat by the Chinese Communist Regime.
Since 1999 members were thrown into ‘re-education through labor” camps where they either renounced their beliefs or became victims of torture, organ harvesting and execution. Apart from forcing prisoners to lay face down in snow, throwing buckets of water on them in -20 degree environments and having them stand almost naked tied to a tree in Winter for 12 hour periods, EXPOSURE (also known as freezing torture) had been the governments favored form of persecution. In one instance, a woman on hunger strike, was chained to a tree in Winter. They returned the next day to find an icicle formed from her nose to her feet.
As of 2009, it’s estimated that at least 2,000 members had been tortured to death.
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Always excited to review another Nightmare brew, though I admit, I feel a little disappointed by the sketchbook art on this can but it was all the store had.
Moderately hazy with minimal head retention, smells of cantaloupe, mango, and plantains. The taste is crisp and bready with flavors of kräuterlikör, toasted biscuits and peppery grains along with a sweeter honey and almond milk character underneath the full body. The finish is long and moderately bitter featuring notes of lemon peel, grapefruit, black tea, pine, melon rinds, and herbal hops. Overall, this is very well balanced for an IPA this strong, with the expected “raisiny” TIPA flavors being detectable but never taking center stage.
