Mike's Beer of the Week

Beer Information

Brewery: Troegs Craft Brewery

Beer Name: Perpetual IPA

Beer Style: IPA

Abv.: 7.5%

Serving Glassware: Pint, Tulip

Serving Temp.: 45-50 deg. F. (BeerAdvocate.com)

Packaging: 22oz Bottles

Price: ~$7

Availability: Limited

Pairings: Caesar Salad (What I had!), Meat (Steak, Burgers)

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Mike's Ratings (1-5)

Overall Grade/Rate: A/4.47

Appearance: 4

Aroma: 4.5

Taste: 4.5

Mouthfeel: 4.5

Drinkability: 4.5

BeerAdvocate Avg. Rate: A-/4.16

Mike's Description

Thanks to Steve for this awesome beer!


Appearance - Golden crisp translucent brew that looks nothing like any IPA I've seen before. Its lighter color is almost representative of a pilsner. About 2 inches of frothy white head that lasts throughout the session and tons of lacing on the Stella glass.

Aroma - Lots of hop character right up front, almost like a DIPA. The bitterness is prevalent, but there are a lot of nice fruity esters present as well. You can tell a wide variety of hops along with dry-hopping and hopbacking are incorporated into this beer.

Taste - Tons of hop-character right away with a surprising malt background as well to balance it out. Citrusy tones fill in any gaps and add a nice touch. Full of flavor for an IPA.

Mouthfeel - Bitter and citrusy hop notes linger along with the sweeter malt backbone for a seriously drinkable beer...this bottle is almost gone.

Drinkability - This may be the most robust IPA i've ever had because of the elaborate flavor, dominant hop character, and abv. If someone told me that it was a DIPA, I'd believe it. The most surprising aspect of this beer to me is that it looks nothing like an IPA. It's very clean, clear, and crisp like a pilsner with no sediment whatsoever. You wouldn't expect such a bland-looking beer to deliver this much flavor...highly recommend it!