Perhaps if I'd read the bottle description before drinking this beer, I wouldn't have been so confused in my tasting notes. Big, floral hops aroma and taste. Quite bitter, with a very light malt profile -- Babylon tastes like a pretty traditional NW-style IPA that someone dropped the base out of. Dry. ...which, yup, corresponds to that English styling mentioned in the bottle description. While my girlfriend and I both liked the floral hops, we remarked over and over again on how this beer "didn't taste like a Northwest IPA". Because it's not meant to be one! It all makes sense now. Good beer, and a refreshing spin on an IIPA. Definitely worth checking out.