Flying Monkeys Super Collider DIPA

irishkyle21 · Post by **irishkyle21** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:35 pm

Another great beer from the crew in Barrie. I recommend seeking this one out. It might be hard to get but it sure is worth it. Great lacing, copper in color. The hops really come through taste wise. I'm not sure if my nose isnt working properly but I find it a little more malty than hoppy smell wise. Not the case for my taste buds though. Alcohol is noticeable but I'm not complaining. Try it out! One of the better brews to come from Ontario all of this is my opinion of course.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:41 pm

Yeah I'm very WTeffing about the 12% ABV - do I need to get blitzed on one or two beers?? - but I will look for it. Peter Chiodo and crew are working at building a neat-looking product line. Oh yeah and tasty. But it's neat to have a jazzy looking beer label in Ontario that doesn't look like my nephew's primary school class project.

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:51 am

I quite enjoyed this beer too and expect they'll perhaps tinker with it slightly as they have with some of their other beers. Really liking what FM is doing these days.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:27 am

Belgian wrote:do I need to get blitzed on one or two beers??

Yes.

toweringpine · Post by **toweringpine** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:27 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:
Belgian wrote:do I need to get blitzed on one or two beers??
Yes.

I'm glad you're still posting Steelback, your comments and signatures make me smile.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:11 am

SteelbackGuy wrote:
Belgian wrote:do I need to get blitzed on one or two beers??
Yes.

He's been shotgunning all that Faxe 10% lately. It's the Socially Responsible LC beer of the month.

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:29 pm

Picked up two bottles of this today. I'll be doing my review and uploading to youtube sometime this week as well. Peter also hooked me up with one of the Alpha-Fornication 2500 IBU's scared just thinking about it lol. Cheers!

Droogy · Post by **Droogy** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:43 am

I'm hoping to pick some up today @ FM... Will likely be gone but fingers crossed!

Edit: Picked up a few. There were a number still there...

Milos · Post by **Milos** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:35 pm

We just tapped a keg tonight. If you are in London area, come and try it on tap!

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:40 pm

I'm guessing, on the LCBO front, this is still being holed up in the warehouse in Durham?

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:46 pm

JeffPorter wrote:I'm guessing, on the LCBO front, this is still being holed up in the warehouse in Durham?

I swear, I think Peter must have seriously offended the higher-ups at the Lickbow at some point, because they seem to love letting his stuff sit around long enough to get stale and lousy. Seriously, if it weren't for pints on tap at the Kick Off of Flying Monkey's, I wouldn't understand what the hell the fuss is all about. Every six-pack of anything I've had from the LCBO has ranged from awful to merely passable, and I'm convinced it's all a freshness issue, or rather, a having-sat-around-for-months issue. Sheesh. Rant over.

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:56 am

Tried it for the second time on tap at Gambrinus. Very fresh pint served in proper branded glassware.

Big bready, doughy, and biscuity nose, similar to an altbier, with a little bit of stone fruit and bubblegum coming through. Surprisingly malt-forward aroma.

Taste is caramel and deep bready malts with piney-citric hops, lots of earthiness, and an abrasive, astringent, almost aspirin-like bitterness. Alcohol warms the insides after the first few sips but doesn't register on the palate. Rather strangely, some diacetyl was evident on the cough (though not enough to be distracting).

Creamy, smooth, and fuller than medium mouthfeel with a drying bitter finish and a little heat in the throat.

It's a good but not great DIPA that could use some work. For some reason I enjoyed it more out of the bottle at the Golden Tap Awards. I'm only posting my review because I know the brewers are perfectionists who will undoubtedly tweak the recipe and make it better. My advice would be to turn down the alcohol a few notches (say 3%), aim for a leaner malt bill, and use more flavour and aroma hops. I'm confident that Peter, Adil, and Co. will revisit this brew and transform it into another Flying Monkeys hit (maybe under a different name, who knows). In the meantime I'll be grabbing bottles from the 'BO to see if I like them as much as the ones that debuted at the GTAs.

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:55 pm

I found it good, but boozy. I'd gladly take a hit in the ABV numbers so more hops shine through. Right now it reminds me of Middle Ages double wench - more of a barley wine (though a pretty good one!) than a strong ale.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:37 pm

More of a message for cmadd, no review yet...he know's I've been pretty eager to try it...

Wife and I are at her uncle's for lunch on Sunday...He's got all these bottles lined up on the counter for a selection. Stonehammer, but also FM Amber, Hoptical, and Smashbomb. Wow, I thought. Uncle-in-law is into Smashbomb!

He then proceeded to tell me that he and his wife visited a charming brewery on the way back from Muskoka. I'd love it, he says. "Oh, and we brought you back something interesting we thought you might like..."

Hurray!!!

Bottled Aug 17 - I'm sure those are the bottles that we'll see soon in the store. I'm gonna drink it tonight...It really sounds boozy though...

cmadd · Post by **cmadd** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:58 pm

JeffPorter wrote:More of a message for cmadd, no review yet...he know's I've been pretty eager to try it...

Wife and I are at her uncle's for lunch on Sunday...He's got all these bottles lined up on the counter for a selection. Stonehammer, but also FM Amber, Hoptical, and Smashbomb. Wow, I thought. Uncle-in-law is into Smashbomb!

He then proceeded to tell me that he and his wife visited a charming brewery on the way back from Muskoka. I'd love it, he says. "Oh, and we brought you back something interesting we thought you might like..."

Hurray!!!

Bottled Aug 17 - I'm sure those are the bottles that we'll see soon in the store. I'm gonna drink it tonight...It really sounds boozy though...

Excellent! Now I can lay into my last bottle without a bit of remorse! I look forward to your thoughts.