Philter Brewing Double Red

It definitely pours like a double red: a gorgeous deep rust colour with powerful aromas of passionfruit, guava and lime zest. And, unless my brain has just started assuming there’s Sabro in every IPA now, I swear there’s a hint of coconut too. The real star of the show, however, is a mouth-coating hop resin of woody pine paired with a mild biscuit malt character. Like any good red IPA, this is a bracingly bitter beer and it works beautifully to offset the malt sweetness and light, clean alcohol. A skilfully made beer, absolutely worthy of entry into the club of great Australian double red IPAs.