On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, sessionable hop-head moderation offers bitterer hop profile (and twice the IBU’s) than brewers’ Hopnotic. Nevertheless, this 2013 small batch India Pale Ale maintains a welcoming approachability perfect for skeptical fencesitters. Resinous dry-hopped spicing converges with serene orange-peeled grapefruit rind bittering above easygoing grain malting. Wafts of grass trimmings stay upon the nose.
