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Multihead is a 4.8% single-hopped pale ale from Franklin's. It's light on the malt, but because it's unfilitered, it's not as thin and watery as some other American beers around that ABV. What really makes it stand out is the use of "wild" Neomexicanus hops, a strain found in New Mexico that is starting to generate some buzz (Sierra Nevada, Schlafly, and others are using these as well). Look for peach, tangerine, mango, and melon flavors, and a pronounced lack of bitterness thanks to copious dry-hopping. I drank this in ten minutes and promptly ordered another. You should, too.
