Oxymoron The Midnight Project Brew III 2010 collaboration by LeftHand and Terrapin

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Rating: 3.75/5

Oxymoron The Midnight Project Brew III 2010 is a collaboration between LeftHand and Terrapin Brewing companies. It is a 7.2%ABV Teutonic India Pale Lager or a Strong Double Pilsner as explained by BeerAdv. Second time I try this beer and quite frankly, what attracted me to this beer was the awesome artwork. The second time was simply the interesting taste.

Label:

“Sometime around midnight in a city nobody can agree on, the idea for Left Hand and Terrapin to brew a collaboration beer was born. Oxymoron is the third in the series of one-time releases between out two breweries. A combination of contradictions embodied in liquid form. Oxymoron is an American-style IPA brewed with three German malts, six German hops varieties, and a lager yeast strain. Obnoxious yet reserved elevated yet modest, it’s the embodiment of blending two brewing philosophies together in order to achieve singularity. Consider it an expression of cruel kindness”. 

So this doesn’t drink like a IPA…don’t even go there… but it is much better than a usual pilsner for sure. So it is delicious. It is quite heavy for a so called lager but I guess it is called a lager because of its pilsner flavor but mainly because it is kind of light flavored even though it is full bodied. It flows like a German bock with these sweet toffee caramel reminiscent of the Rogue Dead guy but lighter.. Some light grassy pine and citrusy but sort of dry as more brown sugar and caramel take over. Some bread is there as well. LOL What can I say, IPA or IPLs are not meant to be aged. The fresher the more the grassy, grapefruit and pineapple would flow through. It surely taste more different than last year. It is not bad. Quite enjoyable really. Sorry, beer is more like a bock with faint grass and pilsner in the back. It just means you get more of a sweet tasting beer with some bitterness. So if you do decide to pick this up, hope you are reading my review to get a decent idea :)…could be worse…you could have a really bad beer… and this is not a bad beer at all. At least it is not skunky Coronas >.< 

2011 Review:
sweet and hoppy beer. Low bitterness even for ipa. The flavor is really unique with a complex amount of malts, hops and caramel like flavors. A pretty unique beer collaboration between left hand and terrapin.

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