Pleasing 2015 trend towards more approachable and less bitter IPA’s continues with this ‘sessionable’ moderate-bodied ditty. Tamped-down herbal-citric hop astringency and mild pine bittering pick up lemony orange-grapefruit spicing. Good warm weather fodder now available year-round.
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ABITA WROUGHT IRON IPA
Sunny grapefruit tang leads the way for spicy floral-perfumed Mosaic hop tropicalia. Orange-bruised pineapple, nectarine, honydew, papaya and kiwi sweetness contrasts moderate piney bittering and weedy earthen resin. Syrupy spruce sugaring adds residual sweetening to rye-honeyed caramel malt base.
ANCHOR INDIA PALE ALE
First released February 2014, easygoing moderation blends citric hop crisping with caramel-honeyed barley malting and modest floral spicing. Dried grass astringency lightly embitters yellow grapefruit, navel orange and pineapple tang. Well done but not quite essential in crowded IPA field.
KUKA GINGER MANGO IPA – SIMCOE
OTHER HALF FOREVER EVER SESSION IPA
SPELLBOUND IPA
Fine flagship offering (in a can) will please avid hopheads with its oily hop bittering, resinous pine tarring and brisk juniper berry pungency. Sharp grapefruit-peeled orange rind tang brightens all the musky bitterness. Wispy pineapple, peach, mango and mandarin orange tropicalia found in deep recess.
NINKASI MAIDEN THE SHADE SUMMER STYLE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, approachable warm weathered IPA seems closer to a dry-bodied American pale ale with its floral yellow-fruited entry picking up muted grassy hop astringency and straw wheat respite. Lightly pined lemony grapefruit-pineapple tang gains vegetal gourd notion. In the backdrop, sugary mango, orange and passionfruit tropicalia finds space.
ANCHOR ZYMASTER #7 SOUR MASH IPA
GREAT LAKES SHARPSHOOTER SESSION WHEAT IPA
Inspired by sharpshooter Annie Oakley, though never as brazen or memorable, hybridized wheat beer/IPA brings lemon-herbed orange peel bittering and mild sugared spicing to pilsner-malted wheat biscuit base. Floral-bound mandarin orange and curacao orange undertones add to the citric array. Distant lemongrass, fennel and basil nuances waver. Spritzy seltzer fizz enlivens simple moderation.
URBAN CHESTNUT FANTASYLAND IPA
NEW HOLLAND MICHIGAN HATTER IPA
On tap at Ambulance, sessionable midwestern India Pale Ale maintains centrist ‘tude. Citric floral-perfumed Cascade hops pickup fresh-cut grass astringency before gaining honeyed fruit sweetness. Orange-juiced mango, pineapple, peach and grapefruit tang seeps into piney earthen recess.
NEW HOLLAND TASMANIAN HATTER GALAXY INDIA PALE ALE
Leaving a peaceful easy feeling upon the palate, sessionable IPA layers rock-candied sugar malts atop sunny tropical fruiting and clean mineral watered crisping in a highly appealing manner. Lightly pined grapefruit, pineapple, mango and papaya tang combines with zesty orange peel bittering and subtle berry tones. Sweet caramelized wheat backdrop picks up wispy butterscotch twist at brisk fruit-spiced finish.