2 Crows Brewing Co. – Pollyanna Northeast IPA (473ml)

From one of my favourite local breweries and I have yet to try a beer from them that didn’t surprise me the best way; Pollyanna is no exception. I opened this beer, anticipating a dry-hopped, piney, and tropical explosion. Instead, I was met with a very balanced, relatively mild, and easy-drinking IPA. Off the glass floats aromas of dried apricot and lemon zest; the palate is round, smooth, and only slightly tropical, with a pleasantly bitter backbone. I often refer to beers with high ABV that don’t taste as strong as they are as “sneaky,” and this sneaky beer has earned its place among the more interesting IPAs I have tried.