Lemony orange rind bittering and grassy-hopped pine resin contrast crystal malt sweetness securing vodka-licked 7% ABV West Coast IPA. Modest pineapple, orange rind and tangerine subtleties surface.
RETURN WESTWHERE WEST COAST IPA
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GRIMM FLASH FRAME IPA
On tap at Ambulance, mild ‘ultra pale’ moderation stays dry as lemon verbena minting sparks white-wined Nelson Sauvin hops, woody herbal-tinged Simcoe hops and citrus-spiced Mosaic hops above mild pale malt parch.
BITCHIN’ KITTEN DEWCLAW WEST COAST IPA
Dry West Coast-styled IPA with sharp piney citrus blitzkrieg. Brisk lemony yellow grapefruit bittering, sweet orange peel spritz and salty pineapple zing receive musky black peppering and slight herbage atop toasty pale malting.
SPRINGDALE CHAT ROOM IPA
Interesting, but ultimately nebulous, collab with Counterweight (and brewed by Jack’s Abby), ripe banana esters from nubian South African hops waft thru setback orange-peeled grapefruit bittering, peachy ginger tea spot and candied lemon snip. Pithy pale malt-lagered powdered sugaring contrasts phenol herbage and dank pining before receding as quickly as its inceptive banana nose.
THREE FLOYDS TURBO REAPER IPA
Canned version of ‘harmonious’ West Coast-styled IPA boasts sweet orange peel resonance, zesty lemon spritz, peachy pineapple tang, dry grapefruit bittering, green mango souring and slight tangerine twist. Floral-spiced citrus continuance gains vodka-like boozing (&% ABV) and crisp pine tones atop papery caramel malts.
OTHER HALF GREEN FLOWERS WEST COAST INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, semi-sharp West Coast-styled IPA retains brisk lemon-peeled yellow grapefruit and orange rind bittering plus light pining and mild herbage over sugared pale malts.
SMART ORGANIC IPA
Using organic barley-hops, Smart Beer became New York’s first organic brewery in 2016. Closer to a Brit-styled IPA with its dewy mossing and cellared fungi musk overtaking any bitter piney grapefruit expectancy – yet surprisingly diverting to dried-fruited raisin, prune and apricot sweetness. Molasses-honeyed sorghum syruping seems to coat the cocoa powdered bottom. A decent changeup.
GROOVE SCRANTON FRINGE ALE
Tidy red ale/ hazy IPA blend forwards straight-up lemony orange, apple and peach tanginess to mild grapefruit-peeled piney Chinook hops (of an IPA) with lightly spiced toasted amber graining (of a red ale).
AQUATIC BAY TO BAY STATE WEST COAST IPA
Classic West Coast-styled IPA (Columbus/ Simcoe/ Citra hops) lets lingered grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and tangy pineapple whims settle across dry piney hop resin and above pale malt sugaring. Sharp citrus bittering never coarse or astringent.
JERSEY CYCLONE EYE OF THE STORM CITRA IPA
Yellow grapefruit sunshine lingers thru sweet orange peel spritz and candied lemon tartness given light piney hop bittering over heavily creamed oats. Double dry-hopped Citra influence enhances brisk tropical fruit juicing securing tertiary peach, passionfruit, papaya and mango tang.
LEANING FATHERS THE LEAN IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, brusque lemon-seeded grapefruit rind bittering rides alongside dank pine resin as ancillary spiced pineapple tang and navel orange spritz sweeten pale malt spine.
DEVIL’S PURSE STONEHORSE CITRA IPA
Perfectly streamlined Citra-hopped IPA brings sunshiny lemony yellow grapefruit spicing, salty guava souring, zesty pineapple tang and mandarin orange tartness to the surface in ‘pleasantly light-bodied” fashion. Slightest pine resin dries out at sedate pale malt bottom.
