The crew at Deciduous Brewing plays their cards pretty close to the chest. I once asked co-founder and head brewer Frank Zagami how much hops he used in one of his beers, and he literally laughed at me. 

Not in a mean way; he’s a really nice guy. More like a ‘you can ask as many times as you want but I’m not telling’ sort of way. 

For today’s Bigs Double IPA, all I know for sure is that Frank amped up its tropical flavors with “a blend of American and Australian hops,” including Citra, Motueka, and Topaz. I can also tell you that it tastes like a tangerine and a passionfruit absolutely beat the juice out of each other with a couple of resinous pine boughs. 

Then, Frank collected all that resin-tinged juice, added a battle-ready 8.4% ABV, and called it ‘Bigs.’ 

The lucky early tasters who have rated it an eye-catching 4.27 on Untappd seem to like it as much as I do. They call it ‘phenomenal,’ ‘fantastic,’ and ‘top notch stuff!’

Oh! There is one more thing I can say about Bigs with absolute certainty: our little stash of just 20 cases will disappear faster than you can say “fruit fight.”

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