Original 420 given bolder intensity. Sugary mango, peach and pineapple tanginess outdoes orange-peeled grapefruit zesting (and syrupy pear snip plus tangerine-clementine tease) as grassy-hopped astringency and resinous pine stabilize above contrasting honeyed wheat base.
On tap at Taphouse 15, despite mass acclaim, intensely bitter and brusquely dry Imperial IPA’s somewhat harsh aggression seems off-putting. Musky orange-oiled grapefruit pith bittering gains fungi musting and tannic blackcurrant phenols.
On tap at Growler & Gill, lovely easygoing moderation with muted grapefruit-peeled orange, peach, pineapple, mango and tangerine tanginess providing just enough sunshine for spruce-tipped pine resin and oily cannabis herbage above delicate pale malt sugaring.
Sturdily booze-doused 9.9% ABV DDH IIPA brightens orange-peeled mango, peach and pineapple tang with lemony yellow grapefruit sunshine as mild gooseberry-guava souring settles softly. Vodka-licked citrus continuance gains resinous piney hop lacquering and muted herbage over biscuity pilsner malt base.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, ‘crushably dank citrus-forward IPA’ collab stays stylistically straight-ahead as tangy yellow grapefruit, navel orange and pineapple zesting soaks up sticky pine hop resin.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, juicy citrus tang permeates sugary pale malt bottom of nifty Maryland/Virginia IPA collab. Mild lemony orange-peeled grapefruit bittering sits across peachy nectarine sweetness with dank cannabis-oiled hops just below the mix.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, tropical fruit-lacquered DDH IIPA combines zesty Citra hop tropicalia with grape-soured Nelson Sauvin/Motueka hop esters. Spectral marmalade frontage gathers grapefruit, mandarin orange and bergamot tang embraced by brisk lemon-limey guava tartness and distant dank pine resin.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, creamily frothed ‘orange creamsicle’ promotes peachy pineapple and grapefruit tang for zesty double dry-hopped collab. Sticky lupulin dusting adds minor pine resin for spritzy coniferous-coned citrus continuance.
Pleasantly moderate hazy golden ‘triple-hopped’ IPA retains soothingly smooth citrus zesting, mild floral spicing and delicately creamed head. Spritzy orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and peach tang overrides wispy piney hop prod as lightly soured lemony guava and gooseberry salting surges.
Well integrated creamily frothed tropical fruit bouquet blends sweet orange peel zesting, yellow grapefruit bittering, piquant pineapple tang, ‘tangerine marmalade’ flutter and wispy mango-guava-papaya conflux before picking up mild floral-daubed spicing and resinous cannabis-like piney hop oiling above doughy pale malts. Sugary rum rush floats thru juicy tropical fruited mayhem of prominent 10.2% ABV DIPA.
On tap at Ambulance, laidback orange-peeled grapefruit bittering plus polite floral-daubed mango, pineapple and papaya tang caress grassy hop astringency as frothily creamed vanilla sweetens the tongue.
On tap at Rebar – Lodi, extensively dry-hopped Old School West Coast IPA has become extremely popular nationwide. Subdued lemony grapefruit peel bittering joins tangy navel orange, tangerine and clementine conflux and mild pineapple, guava and mango illusions as buttery pale malt sugaring spreads all over delicate floral-daubed spicing. Sticky piney hop resin emerges at affable citric-spiced finish.
