This classic west coast double IPA holds true to the style, with a heavy dose of fruity hops all over the beer. Brutus had a 90 minute boil with the majority of the hops added in the last thirty minutes. Then dry hopped for 11 days with all the same hops that we used in the boil. Brutus is hopped with equal amounts of Apollo, Bravo, 7 C's, and Delta hops. The nose is bright and full of fruit, some tangerine, orange, pear, and kumquats dominate the pleasant aroma. As the beer warms up the complex nose evolves. The flavor follows suit to the nose, lots of citrus fruits, with very low hop bitterness. The body is very dry and you really get all the hop bitterness on the back as the hop oils stick to your cheeks on the finish. Brutus finishes extremely dry and hides the 9.17% alcohol extremely well. Brutus is the perfect Double IPA as the weather warms up, refreshing, and extremely drinkable.