Resilience Undercut DIPA

Most folks have a deep appreciation for bees. Obviously, we respect distance as a bee sting hurts and reminds us to be alert and careful. Although there are many types of bees, it is the honey bee that we should most value. It helps to cross pollinate plants by gathering that yellow sticky stuff from flower to flower, known as pollination. This sticky pollen is brought back to the hive in sacks on the bee’s legs and deposited into the honey comb chambers to become ‘bee bread’ or honey. It is also what the baby bees feed on to get their energy. Honey is nature’s natural sweetener and plays a roll in the focus beer we examine today from Littleton, NH.
Resilience Brewing happens to be a wonderful side project from Shilling Beer Company in quaint and artsy Littleton, NH. Shilling is the collaboration of four brothers and a dad who took a gander at the craft brewing industry back in 2013. They converted an 18th century grist mill on the Ammonoosuc river into the initial brewery and eatery. Around 2015, they developed plans for a major expansion within footsteps from the gristmill. This growth would help provide the vitality they sought to bring bigger and more varied Euro-American recipes to market. With much larger abilities and the addition of a canning line, they developed Resilience Brewing which is now available locally in 16 oz cans. Find out more about them at ShillingBeer.com
Undercut Double IPA is a gorgeous glass of opaque orange juice with a pristine ample head leaving layers of lace on the glass rim. There are not a lot of aromas other than mango and honey, possibly grapefruit. But the taste is where the magic begins. Peach, apricot and cantaloupe greet your senses. Quite well balanced, Undercut combines mild bittering with soft textures and slightly mild sweetness early in the sampling. You would never know this to be an 8.5% ABV beer. But I think what really makes this beer delicious is the precise addition of honey to the blend. It isn’t discernible but you know it is helping make a difference in the taste and mouthfeel. I’ve had beers made with honey before and have appreciated most of them. Undercut has hit all the marks on this one. Overall, this is an excellent DIPA from our friends in Littleton.
BeerAdvocate.com has not officially rated Resilience’s Undercut DIPA as of this writing but one recent contributor pegged it over 4.3 out of 5.
You can find Undercut and the other Resilience and Shilling brews at Case-n-Keg in Meredith and other fine craft beer providers. Thanks to Shillings efforts, we can enjoy the fruits of their labors wherever we go!
And if you want to know more about how honey bees make their honey, look at this great video at this Youtube link: youtu.be/sAKkjD3nEv0