Maybe nectarine adjunct could be more prominent, but pilsner-like lager yeast provides safe bed for fruity moderation. Juicy nectarine tang, while not lingering, still picks up light peach, mango, grapefruit and orange tropicalia as well as tingly ginger spicing above sharp phenol hop bittering.
“Bold” tropical-fruited bitter lets sweet floral waft contrast sharp hop-oiled pungency, resinous pine sapping and green tea herbage. Lemony grapefruit-peeled orange pith bittering rises up against tangy pineapple-mango-peach-nectarine juicing, settling above brisk wildflower-honeyed sinew. Outstanding for hardened hop-heads.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, “assertive West Coast India Pale Ale” allows tangy grapefruit-pineapple-orange-mango glisten to gain affluence above resinous piney bitterness and mineral-grained pale malting. Lemon zest brightens floral-spiced sweetness. Brisk citra hops framed by carbolic Seltzer-like fizz.
Well-defined middle-of-the-road medium body brings sharp piney hop bittering to juicy tropical fruiting and creamy crystal malting. Zesty yellow grapefruit-peeled orange rind bite and subdued peach-mango-pineapple tang spread across mineral-grained crisping and floral-spiced recession. Spritzy carbolic fizz adds snap, crackle and pop to frisky fruited fervor.
On tap at Ambulance, sharp sour-candied sucker contrasts lemony grapefruit rind bittering against soft-toned tropical fruiting. Balmy mango, pineapple, passionfruit, mandarin orange and tangerine tartness recedes below yellow grapefruit continuance. Wafting cologne perfuming and gentle herbal recess nip at puckered citrus souring.
Sunny citrus zest nearly overwhelms delicate cranberry adjunct, gaining lightly puckered sourness over brittle piney hop astringency and herbal-grained salty bottom. Wispy orange peel sway and mild apple crisping reinforce lemony cranberry piquancy.
Enduringly approachable medium body leans on tropical-fruited Mosaic hops, crystal sugar malts and piney molasses sapping to provide amiable West Coast IPA spirit. Lemony pink grapefruit and pineapple tang leads the parade of fascinatingly floral-fruited fulsomeness. Juicy orange-peeled mango, peach, tangerine, nectarine, honeydew and cantaloupe illusions contrast never-too-bitter peppery astringency. Like springtime blossoming, Dayglow’s bright, fresh, ripe, lively, sweet, engaging and zesty.
Despite humble ‘session’ tag and low alcohol content, mesmerizingly crystalline Danish IPA (brewed in conjunction with Florida’s Cigar City) assaults the senses with its lingered citric-pined bittering. Exceptional on many levels, framing up-front orange rind bittering with juniper berry sharpness and sturdy hop-charred graining while clean-watered lemon peel zest and pink grapefruit tang brighten sweet sugar-caned crystal malting for contrast. Highly visible yeast clumps settle inside the hazy copper body.
On tap at Ambulance, refreshingly dry Japanese India Pale Ale stays stylistically moderate as subtle mandarin orange adjunct seeps into wispy Maris Otter pale malting and herbal honeyed grain alcohol whisk. Light mandarin orange tang picks up restrained lemon, tangerine, mango, pineapple and passionfruit tropicalia as well as peppery floral nip.
Tempestuously bold medium-full body loads affluent fruited hop bliss upon creamy caramel malting and honeyed barley roast. Brazenly brisk orange-peeled grapefruit bittering, tropical mango-pineapple-lemon tang and candied apple-peach-pear sweetness pick up resinous pine needling for well-balanced Minnesotan. One of the best canned Midwest IPA’s.
Exceptional well-rounded India Pale Ale blends zesty grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering into candied red apple, red grape, pineapple and peach tang as sharp Cascade/ Simcoe/ Mosaic hop tropicalia gains refreshing pine-needled juniper berry bite to contrast crystal-malted mineral graining.
On tap at Amazing Grapes, well-defined firkin version of mango-spiked India Pale Ale retains expected soft-toned fruitiness and mild Mosaic hop astringency. Lively tropical fruiting rises above grassy backdrop, allowing lemony yellow grapefruit peel bittering as well as sweet orange, peach, pineapple and passionfruit tang to sidle bittersweet mango adjunct.