Bold winter-seasoned India Pale Ale (in a can) offers moderate piney grapefruit bittering and sweet orange juicing to husky oats-dried rye malting. Sweet rye toasting deepens citric spicing at finish, picking up light pine nut smidge along the way.
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FAIR STATE INDIA PALE ALE
Zesty yellow grapefruit juicing picks up citric rind bittering, dry pine lacquering and floral-perfumed tropicalia above grassy hop respite. Lemony pineapple, orange, nectarine, mango, papaya and tangerine tang sweetens grapefruit intrigue alongside syrupy crystal malts.
TIRED HANDS TODAY WILL BE A GOOD DAY
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned India Pale ‘Latte’ mingles Awake Minds coffee roast with embittered Madagascar vanilla beaning above lactic-sugared spelt and oats. But its tropical-fruited Mosaic hop insistence and yellow-wooded Amarillo hop dryness effectively overwhelm vanilla latte influence as grapefruit fondue, mandarin orange and lemon meringue illusions increase fortitude.
BRIX CITY CHEAP LABOR IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, sessionable blue collar fodder offers modest grapefruit-peeled lemon zest to mild citric-pined hop bittering (Cascade, Mosaic, Simcoe) and clean mineral watering.
COMMON ROOTS LAST LIGHT IPA
Delightful flagship India Pale Ale (with flavors and aromas of grapefruit and melon) truly resonates. Juicy yellow grapefruit tang ripens sweet melon, cantaloupe and honey dew syruping above caramel-crystal malt sugaring. Lively lemon zest brings sunny citric ambiance to floral fructose affluence as grassy-hopped pine resin adds proper bittering.
GUN HILL INDIA PALE ALE
Soothing mid-range best seller (pictured in center) brings tempered Simcoe-Citra hop fruiting to mild pine bittering and reedy grain astringency. Nearly understated, its lightly spiced grapefruit, orange, tangerine and pineapple tang picks up a gentle lemon zest spritz. Delicate citric acidity brightens the sunshiny fruited finish. A perfectly centrist moderate-to-medium-bodied East Coast IPA.
NEWBURGH MEGA BOSS IPA
On tap at Abominable Snowfest, easygoing IPA finds middle ground with its gentle tropical fruiting, lemony herbal respite and grassy hop astringency. While not as ‘radical’ as its moniker suggests, the sunny grapefruit blitz and subtle mango-pineapple conflux remain smooth and never too bitter, inviting lighter pale ale thirsts.
KEEGAN BINE CLIMBER SESSION IPA
On tap at Abominable Snowfest, sessionable summertime moderation (a.k.a. Longest Day) allows light floral bouquet to decorate bright citrus display over light mineral graining. Lemony grapefruit-pineapple tang grabs hold.
KELSO INDIA PALE ALE
Easy drinking, hazy-browned, aridly dry IPA connects subtle passionfruit-laden Nelson Sauvin hops to tidy Cascade-hopped orange, grapefruit and pineapple bittering above light pale crystal malting. Resinous pine snip, mossy leaf lick and watery celery quip backup citric-spiced perfuming. Serve to English-styled IPA buffs as mildly updated crossover (instead of typical West Coast styling).
RAPSCALLION RYE IPA
In 32-ounce crowler (a.k.a. canned growler), citric-laced rye malting gains immediate tobacco-roasted crisping and light pecan-walnut-chestnut conflux. Mild lemon peel bittering seeps into leafy hop rusticity just below the surface.
FOUNDERS AZACCA INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, ubiquitous Azacca hop tropicalia embittered by bark-dried pine resin above spicy caramel malt bed. Juicy mango, grapefruit, mandarin orange, peach, pineapple, papaya, clementine and tangerine overtones glimmer against mild black peppering and dried fig snip. In the bottle, streamlined yellow grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and sugar-spiced candied citrus tartness reach biscuity malt bottom.
NOTCH LEFT OF THE DIAL IPA
Easygoing IPA bolstered by lingering Chinook/Amarillo hop pining and less aggressive lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering. Sugary peach-pineapple-quince-cantaloupe-mango-tangerine dalliances and recessive floral nuances provide mild backdrop.
