On tap at Growler & Gill, straightforward dry-hopped moderate-medium body placates mellow yellow grapefruit bittering with teasing lemondrop souring and milder orange spicing above dewy pale malt setting.
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OTHER HALF TRUE GREEN IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, crisply clean, beige yellow-hazed, double dry-hopped NEIPA absorbs mild lemony grapefruit sway, casual candied orange souring and tangy pineapple respite above light crystal malt sugaring. Mellow citrus spicing enjoined by grassy hopped herbal tones and dank pine resin by the smooth tropical finish.
MAGNIFY JELLY IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Kitchen And Beer Bar, juicy double dry-hopped Imperial IPA rambles forth with polite yellow grapefruit bittering enjoining candied pineapple, mango, orange and peach tartness as well as grassy herbal hop astringency, resinous piney dryness and wafting floral whims over heavily oated wheat base. Another well designed Gummy Bear knockoff.
SINGLECUT GRUNGE! DDH IMPERIAL IPA
Spritzy lemon-juiced pineapple sugaring, bright yellow grapefruit tanginess and delicate mandarin orange misting fortify lightly creamed crystal malt base. Piney hop resin and grassy herbal astringency seep into peppery vodka-nipped citrus stead.
CIGAR CITY THE BENWOOD HAZY DOUBLE IPA
Briskly centrist double dry-hopped moderation gathers zesty lemon-dropped pineapple tanginess, yellow grapefruit bittering and candied orange tartness above grassy-hopped herbal dankness to contrast polite sugar-spiced pale malting.
NON SEQUITUR DIVE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, enigmatic waxy fruit-pasted West Coast IPA goes a tad off the beaten trail as gluey tongue coating corn syruping stubbornly upends dry citrus murk, mossy grain musk and dank hop resin.
HUBBARD’S CAVE FRESH ONE HOP IPA: CENTENNIAL
On tap at Kitchen And Beer Bar, lemony yellow grapefruit bittering envelops floral-bound Centennial hop herbage and mild resinous pining to contrast honeyed pale malt spicing of tidy moderate-medium-bodied semi-NEIPA.
SEVEN SIRENS / BLUEPRINT SMASHIN’ PASSION SESSION IPA
In collaboration with nearby Harleysville’s Blueprint, tart passionfruit adjunct gains salty lemon-limed acidity, gentle pineapple-grapefruit bittering and dank piney hop resin for sessionable hazy golden moderation.
902 HAVE YOU TRIED THAT KVEIK THO? IPA
Clean-watered Norwegian Kveik yeast provides crisply smooth bed for dry grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering as mild juniper bite recedes alongside grassy hop herbage to contrast ancillary pineapple-papaya-grape tartness atop dehydrated mineral graining.
TEN BENDS GREEN FOUNTAINS INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, brisk tropical fruiting usurps tamped-down hop soiling and botanical juniper whim. At the dank cannabis-braised citrus finish, reliant grapefruit, orange and tangerine conflux and reluctant pineapple tang retain relaxed sedation.
STONE ENJOY BY 01.01.21 UNFILTERED IPA
Balancing “dank and fruity” hop varieties, unfiltered 9.4% ABV India Pale Ale maintains lightly creamed caramelization for intensified lemony grapefruit-orange tang and candied peach-pineapple-tangerine sweetness, leaving mild alcohol warmth on the smoothly clean mineral grained back end.
GOOSE ISLAND NEXT COAST IPA
Serviceable soft-toned light body brings lemony grapefruit-orange zesting to the surface as resinously pined grassy hop astringency politely contrasts pale malt sugaring. Tertiary mango, pineapple and guava tropicalia stays subtle.
