Crossing The Rubicon Beer (Drygate Brewery) By @SpectreUK

Crossing The Rubicon is a phrase that originates from when Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River in AD49. Crossing The Rubicon means crossing the point of no return. To some that may mean the end of all things for love, work or friendship. Some may never except that crossing. Some of us are haunted by ghosts that have since crossed and left us floating without a paddle.

Crossing The Rubicon was created by Drygate Brewing, in Scotland. At 6.9% in volume, the can of this West Coast India Pale Ale states to expect flavours of citrus, caramel, pine and resin. Not sure about a beer that tastes of resin, but I'm fairly open minded.

On opening the can there was a smell of pine and citrus hops, with sweet pale malts at the back of the aroma. On taste this deep golden Crossing The Rubicon IPA, was quite malty, with strong sweet caramel malted barley, followed by pine and a crisp citrus bitterness into the aftertaste. This made for an unusual but most welcome West Coast IPA.

My Rubicon has always been a vast uncrossable sea where the rules can change from day to day. Those ghosts that cannot or at least feel that they cannot come back, well it's up to them. I'll just bob around hoping for a break in the tide and another cool beer.