Helios Brewing Zeus' Thunderbolt Double IPA

The scene: a rocky plain, where a musclebound Zeus stands, twin thunderbolts in hand, the scorched ground still smoking beneath his feet. In the voice of every action movie hero, he drawls: “I came here to blow people’s minds, and to procreate with human women… and I'm all out of human women.”

It may not come as a surprise that this double IPA’s a heavyweight. The thick body and big flavours go hand in hand. Sweet and resinous and a little fruity, Zeus is almost bordering on barleywine territory, but the striking bitterness keeps the IPA character firmly in place.

Prepare to be smited. (Smote? Smoten? Smitten?)

Mick Wust