Hardywood The Great Return

The Great Return is Hardywood's take on a West Coast IPA. I like it. It combines a nice bitterness from a big dose of hops and a sweet malt backbone.

The name, Great Return, alludes to the return of Atlantic Sturgeon to the James River in Richmond.

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Tasting notes

20260329: I have drank several glasses of Great Return since my last review. I am liking it less. The flavor is too harsh. When I compared it to Center of the Universe Pocahoptas, I like Pocahoptas better. I am downgrading the rating.

Rating = 3 glasses

20201005: Previously, I rated it as my favorite Double IPA. The correct category is IPA. I am downgrading the rating from 6 glasses. 

Old rating = 6, 5 glasses.