The last of our second round matches features #1 seed Dogfish Head Aprihop and #3 seed Dominion Spring Buck. These are two heavy hitters both with flavor and alcohol, 7% and 7.8% respectively. The palate cleanser will be mini brown sugar meat loaf muffins. And we're off. Aprihop jumps to the lead with it apricotty , very hoppy, strong, crisp yummy-ness. But wait, there must be a pause to enjoy some savory meatloaf. Spring Buck comes on strong with it's bold honey -tea flavors, balanced hops and power. Meatloaf tastes better when you make it in different shapes. Let's sprint to the finish line.
Aprihop is very good, but the strong hop tends to overwhelm the sweetness of the apricot. Buck has no real weakness to me, but I could see how some may not like this flavor profile. Sip for sip the Aprihop overwhelms the Buck with it's massive hops, but I expected that. I'd rather have the delicate balance of the Buck. If you poured these beers together the results would be very good. This Spring Buck is leaving the glass quickly it's time to end this thing. Just a touch more meatloaf. And it's over, Spring buck pulls away, it's so well balanced and a pleasure to drink. But man, that Aprihop is good. A really unique IPA worthy of a try. Good to the last drop, Spring Buck moves on to the flavorful four to face upstart, Sam Adam's Irish Red.
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