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.
Gloriously ‘jumping on the West Coast India Pale Ale bandwagon’ with an enlightened sparkle, juicy fruited medium body loads tangy yellow grapefruit zest atop bright navel orange, pineapple, peach, tangerine and mango sweetness as well as honeyed Belgian crystal malting. For contrast, lightly resinous piney hop bittering persists.
On tap at Plank Pizza, propulsive dry-hopped IPA (with 7.2% ABV) brings affluent Galaxy-hopped tropical fruiting to resinous pine bittering and earthen floral accents. Bright yellow grapefruit-peeled pineapple, orange, lemon and clementine resilience as well as brisk mango, peach, papaya, tangerine and passionfruit tang overload pithy pale malting. Tremendous clarity, depth and fruitfulness lift engaging medium body.
Refreshingly clean dry-bodied India Pale Ale (with brewers’ name shortened to Brothers circa 2015) enjoins bitter pine-needled hop pungency with aggressive tropical fruiting and sugary pale malting. Ripe pineapple, grapefruit, navel orange, tangerine, peach and mango tang picks up honeyed floral sweetness. Zesty citrus finish retains brisk Cascade-Chinook hop crisping.
Exalted autumnal IPA brings dewy wet-hopped resilience to affluent tropical fruiting and glistening sugared spices. Lively citrus zest brightens above caramelized nut glaze and floral pine lacquering near the crowded midst. Lemony orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, peach, tangerine, mango, cherry, pear and passionfruit illusions persistently subsume dank mineral graining at the grassy bottom of thoroughly enticing medium body.
Indifferent moderate-bodied IPA never truly catches fire as soft citrus-pined hop bittering gets murky above sugar-spiced caramel malting and dank herbal uprising. Zesty orange-peeled lemon tang and dark floral nuances evaporate, allowing aspirin-like astringency to disrupt easygoing nature.
Middling sessionable moderation gathers pine-needled lemondrop hops to lightly contrast desolate Valencia orange spicing. Grassy vegetal niche downgrades floral citric finish. Generic, but not necessarily unappealing to mainstream pale alers.
