Engagingly floral fruited bouquet freshens up bitter piney hop pungency as well as spunky black-peppered spicing. Toasted rye spine deepens fruity nature, allowing lemony red and yellow grapefruit overtones to lead the way alongside ancillary sweet orange-peeled clementine, tangerine, pineapple, peach, nectarine, mango and red apple notions. A fabulous Midwestern-bound West Coast-styled India Pale Ale suitable for lighter pale ale thirsts and heartier hop heads.
Easy flowing sessionable IPA heightens sugary fruited malting against piney dry-hopped bittering. Sweet orange-peeled pineapple, mango, peach, nectar and kiwi tang spreads across lemony grapefruit rind affluence and whimsical floral bouquet. A zestier alternative to brewers’ Double Wide IPA.
Grim middle-of-the-road moderation with aromatic lemon-peeled briskness and desolate pineapple-orange-tangerine tang embittered by piney yellow grapefruit pith ascendency goes bad when phenolic hop astringency emerges at disturbingly glaring ethyl alcohol finish.
Uniquely herbaceous West Coast-styled India Pale Ale brings pronounced mint freshness to stylistic piney-hopped fruit juicing. Sharp resinous hop bittering heightens embittered yellow grapefruit-peeled navel orange briskness as well as ancillary tangerine-peach-pear-apple sentiments. But it’s the entertaining spearmint-leafed wintergreen and peppermint herbage that truly takes this to a different level. Wispy anise, pine nut and lemon tea illusions add to the pleasant peculiarities.
Crisply clean 2014 summertime moderation brings mild mango tartness and light ginger herbage to indifferent India Pale Ale fruiting. Dried orange desiccation picks up astringency, deadening tropical kiwi-guava-passionfruit snip. Grassy hop bittering remains subtle. In the can ’17, fresh ginger-rooted mango adjunct struggles for room as sharp lemony orange-peeled grapefruit rind bittering, sweet ‘n sour pineapple tartness and grassy hop astringency gain footing.
Amplified dry-hopped India Pale Ale (in a can) retains well-balanced profile. Sugary pineapple-grapefruit-orange juicing rides above grassy hops and resinous pine. Toasted cereal graining deepens resolve.
Fine draft-only medium-bodied East Coast IPA less reliant on heightened stylistic piney bittering than mild earthen-grained Galaxy hop pungency and strident herbage. Sedate grapefruit-pineapple tang embraced by tropical passion fruit, mango and kiwi snip (with possible orange marmalade, blood orange, tangerine and clementine wisps).
‘Easy drinking’ session ale utilizes stylistic piney fruiting and dry pale malts for toned-down grassy hop bittering. Muted navel orange and yellow grapefruit tartness nearly pushed aside for gentle floral-perfumed herbage. Lemon-rotted champagne yeast souring beckons. Low alcohol IPA could be summery saison alternative.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, ultra-dry low-alcohol India Pale Ale brings sharp hardwood yellow pine parch to grapefruit-seeded lemon rind bittering. Musky hemp-oiled perfuming and white-peppered chamomile tea influence never impede spritz-y citric splendor. Tertiary tropical fruiting need a push.
Astoundingly regal limited edition (2014) medium-full body piles on sassy sugar-spiced ripe fruiting and herbaceous white-peppered Westmalle yeast to celebrate 5th annual Cleveland Beer Festival. Tart pink and yellow grapefruit frontage (courtesy of magical Citra hop spritz) deepens tangy orange-tangerine-clementine confluence and lemony pineapple-grapefruit-mango-kiwi-guava tropicalia. Candied citrus sugaring rides above light caraway-seeded rye malting and distant floral nuances.
Perfectly centrist medium-bodied East Coast IPA contrasts mildly bitter piney hop oiling and lively yellow grapefruit-peeled orange rind vitality against fruit-sugared caramel malt creaming. Brisk mineral-watered crisping brightens the fruited plain, sparking refreshing pineapple, melon, mango, peach and honeydew undertones. Minor pungent earthen musk seeps into floral backdrop. Disturbingly underrated.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, sessionable light-medium body spreads perfumed lemon-pitted yellow grapefruit bittering across grassy hopped wood parch. Lime-juiced pineapple, mango, guava and papaya tropicalia deepens citric impact.
