Rewarding moderate-bodied ‘sweet-tart’ straw blonde (with pearly head) has creamier malt flow than usual India Pale Ales. Dry orange-grapefruit permanence and juniper-currant bitterness rise above toasted barley base. Herbaceous floral hop spicing deepens fruity center and caresses burnt wood and tree bark illusions.
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GREENSHIELDS INDIA PALE ALE
KUHNHENN AMERICAN I.P.A.
MAD RIVER STEELHEAD DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
MOYLAN’S HOPSICKLE IMPERIAL I.P.A.
Bold coppery triple-hopped (Cascade-Centennial-Tomahawk) India Pale Ale with pushy 9.2% alcohol flow stays strong as honeyed nectar sweetness and sticky spruce malting complement tenacious piney resin bittering. Curvaceous grapefruit-orange rind souring and expansive floral-backed juniper snip likewise counteract tropical pineapple-honeydew-passion fruit tang thereafter. Rosemary, thyme, and wildflower linger below woodsy trail.
POPERINGS HOMMEL ALE
SAMUEL SMITH’S INDIA ALE
SLEEMAN I.P.A. 46
STONE COAST 420 INDIA PALE ALE
Rightfully quaffed at High Times New York headquarters, this hemp-teased copper-toned IPA (celebrating international 4:20 time zone for getting high) brings sweet crystal malt succulence and bright red fruitiness (grape, quince, apricot) to demanding hop-fueled orange peel bitterness for heady elegance.
WEYERBACHER ELEVEN TRIPLE INDIA PALE ALE
Celebrating brewer’s 11th anniversary with 11.7% alcohol heft, buoyantly tropical fruited delight combines tangiest orange-grapefruit-peach gumption of fullest bodied IPA’s with heavily wood-chipped spruce hops (resonating brightly as its cascading head takes a minute to settle atop the butterscotch-hazed belly). Tidy tobacco-dried barley roast secures the bottom end. Well done.
ANDERSON VALLEY HOP OTTIN’ INDIA PALE ALE
Billowy full-bodied white-headed IPA scores big points for originality and well-integrated ingredients. Dry pine-needled orange peel bittering and tangy tangerine-pineapple-cherry crisping decorate bitter oily hop scheme. Toasted baguette reminder aids subsequent rich mocha malting to bittersweet citric-grained finish. Brussels lace clings to glass sides, adding visual pleasantry to remarkably consistent brew. On tap, loud pine forest waft and faint banana illusions endure alongside tropical fruiting. Rivals Ipswich IPA for world supremacy.