Well-balanced citra-hopped India Pale Ale loads sharply embittered yellow grapefruit tang atop lemony orange peel briskness, light pine sapping and resinous floral bouquet. Clean-watered minerality provides crisp flow for bittersweet citric juicing. Subtle mango-papaya-pineapple tropicalia embellishes fruitful medium body.

Tropical New Zealand hops bring sharp grapefruit rind bite to zesty navel orange, lemon, pineapple and peach juicing for excellent limited edition 2015 India Pale Ale. Dewy pale malts provide sturdy backbone. Clean, crisp, refreshing.

Likable dry-hopped India Pale Ale lightens up on the stylish citric pining so that caramel-spiced toffee sweetness and dewy earthiness gain deeper exposure.

Vigorous fruited hop sharpness stays crisply clean above floral spiced sweetness, resinous pine bittering and earthen tea rusticity. Tangy grapefruit, pineapple, orange, peach and mango tang reinforced by zesty lemon zing. Crossover IPA for lighter pale ale thirsts.

Straightforward IPA balances citric-bound Cascade hop bittering, mildly resinous pine-oiled tarring and sugary crystal malting. Stylish grapefruit-orange-pineapple-mango tang leads the way.  Recessive floral, earthen and herbal nuances stay subtle.

Well-rounded moderation contrasts floral-pined citrus hop bittering against light crystal malt sweetness. Amarillo, Centennial and Simcoe hops create firm wood base for juicy orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and white peach tang. Yet another trendily sessionable IPA crafted in 2015.

Murky moderate-bodied India Pale Ale (Heavy Seas’ first new year-round offering since 2003) offers dry rye wheat malting to musty orange rind bittering, tart lemon zing and ephemeral floral nip. Wispy straw-dried grassy hop astringency wavers beneath. Serve to leftover macrobrew fanatics as an alternative to blander BudMillerCoors suds.

Shyly sessionable IPA moderates piney citrus hop expectancy for herbaceous floral uprising and tea-honeyed crystal malting. Mild grapefruit pith bittering, orange rind sedation and ‘woodsy pine’ tones usurp grassy astringency. Pineapple, papaya and kiwi tropicalia stays way back in the mix.

On tap at Sooey’s BBQ in Nags Head, anonymously sessionable IPA lacks proper citric-hopped astringency and overall resilience. Light lemony grapefruit-orange spicing and dry wood tones fade quickly over meager white-breaded malting.

Spunky juicy-fruited overload gains creamy caramel malt sweetness alongside pine-needled citric hop bittering. Honeyed peach, mango, nectar and orange tang as well as candied lemon tartness pick up floral-spiced tingle. Will please session IPA drinkers and less restrictive hopheads.

Snickering misnomers include Imperial styling and ‘black’ hue, but not ‘sessionable’ appeal. Instead, this here’s a golden-strawed West Coast-styled India Pale Ale with tropical citra-mosaic hop bite and light pilsner malting. Pleasant yellow grapefruit tartness picks up lemony pineapple, mango, orange and tangerine tang. Light resinous pine bittering contrasts honeyed citrus sweetness.

Ridiculously appealing sessionable IPA offers judicious floral-perfumed fruit spicing and creamy caramel malting to moderately bitter pine-needled hop resin. Resilient red grapefruit, pineapple and navel orange tang backed up by equally juicy mango, peach, tangerine, cantaloupe, honeydew and lemon meringue illusions above biscuit-y wheat breaded spine. Arguably the best easygoing summertime session beer.