Tyranena La Femme Amère Wisconsin/Belgique-Style India Pale Ale

Tyranena in Lake Mills, Wisconsin has long been one of my favorite Midwest craft brewers. They have an extremely solid line up of tasty year round beers, great seasonals and always interesting one-offs via their Brewers Gone Wild! series. I used to enjoy making a road trip up to Wisconsin for their new releases, however due to the fact that they now distribute to Illinois I can fill my Tyranena craving anytime I want! This is the most recent brew in the Brewers Gone Wild Series! that I'm drinking tonight....

Pours a copper orange color with a couple fingers of eggshell foam on top of the brew and plenty of little bubbles rising up. Aromas of spicy, earthy Belgian yeast alongside crisp malts and a fruity undertone as well. Nice dose of citric hops melds in as well. Touch of bubblegum.



First sip brings crisp caramelized malts upfront with a big yeast kick. Spicy, earthy and a touch fruity. Citrus hops work in with some good bitterness. Flows down with a slight bubblegum / medicinal accent. Lingering yeasty aftertaste.

Mouthfeel is fairly smooth and crisp with punchy carbonation. Pretty easy to drink but I think the yeast overtakes the hops a bit here. An interesting twist on Bitter Woman but I'll be sticking to the original version personally.


Overall I gave this one a rating of Enjoyable. I still like the regular Bitter Woman more!

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