Ninkasi Brewing Company, Total Domination IPA

     It's Friday here in San Diego CA and my girl had prepared this incredible Wild Alaskan Coho Salmon with a white wine and leek cream sauce. I thought that this would pair well with the Total Domination IPA  my cousin had been telling me about just a few short weeks ago. Turns out she's a college age gal living in Eugene and happens to know good beer when she tastes it. She couldn't believe that I had never heard of Ninkasi and told me I should try it. Being that I value my family and their opinion, I wouldn't want to miss out on a quality beer so I honored her request when I came across Ninkasi at BevMo.
     Wow, I'm impressed. This beer poured a copper color with an active head into a tulip shaped glass. Not really having an idea of what I was getting into, I felt that this was the proper glass choice. Floral hops came to the nose with a smooth hoppy flavor that didn't bite my tongue but  was present to the point that I could appreciate the flavor of the hops throughout the quaff. I sensed citrus like grapefruit  with a touch of maltiness which I thought was good too. Adding to my experience was the smooth mouth feel which left a thin coating on my tongue then finishing quickly. All that remained was the solid lacing on my glass.
     I found this beer to be very flavorful and at 6.7% abv and 65 IBU,  I could drink this IPA as a session beer. As my first beer from Ninkasi, this was a great experience. I'm glad Samantha has good taste in beer.  I can't wait to get into more of  what Ninkasi has to offer.