We're sampling another brew from the Keegan Ales. Last time I was more than pleased with their Mother's Milk and today we're trying Hurricane Kitty.
Hurricane Kitty is billed as an India Pale Ale (IPA). Keegan Ales gives a great description of the beer's history and flavor, so I'll display that here:
"This brew is a coppery and heavily hopped India Pale Ale. Named after brewmaster Keegan’s grandmother whose driving earned her quite a reputation with local police racing her six children to and from a local Long Island beach ferry during the 1960′s, Hurricane Kitty is the undisputed family favorite. We try to make the hop bill read as aggressively as her driver’s record."
With a beer that has as rich a history as this one I was quite excited to see what makes Hurricane Kitty different than your run-of-the-mill IPA.
The aroma of the beer was nothing unexpected. There was a tinge of sweetness along with some citrus backgrounds. The Frosted Mug states the beer's head hangs around much longer than you'd expect. Seeing this for myself was pretty interesting. It's not a large head but it certainly hangs there and adds to the taste on the first swallow. The color is a deep coppery color, so still nothing too surprising here.
About that first taste. The IPA flavor is dead on with the exception of refreshness. The beer has a very distinct bitter citrus flavor which will hang around your taste buds for awhile. There's also the malt sugar flavor interlaced within this bitterness but it doesn't come through quite strong and is well overpowered by the bitterness.
This is definitely an IPA, but nothing else. Where Mother's Milk was unique and flavorful, Hurricane Kitty is predictable and found lacking. I don't hate the beer, so I'll be given it a US PINTR in the system. I just wish there was something more, or something more unique, to enjoy.
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