Leaning more towards the moderate side, well-balanced India Pale Ale evenly blends sweet tropical fruiting, stylish citric hop bittering and caramel-toasted cookie dough malting. Sugar-spiced pineapple, red grape, tangerine, mango and peach tang contrasts grapefruit-peeled orange rind bitterness and reddy hop wood tones.
Nearly as powerful as its wild animal moniker, allowing pungent citrus piquancy, burnt rye breading and distant pumpernickel souring to contrast floral-honeyed tropicalia. Strong grapefruit-peeled pineapple bite emboldens the resinous hop bittering while less prominent navel orange, red grape, peach and tangerine tang sweetens the hibiscus tea-like backdrop of devasatingly robust India Pale Ale.
On tap at Craft House, distinctly wet-hopped British-styled India Pale Ale brings dewy minerality to reedy wood tones, dry-spiced fig and mild herbal nuances. But its meandering flavor profile lacks definition.
On tap at Mahwah Bar & Grill, approachable moderate-to-medium-bodied India Pale Ale will please lighter thirsts with its amiable grapefruit-orange-pineapple fruiting, light pine influence and silken sugar malt creaming. Muted floral herbage masked at juicy citric-hopped finish. On tap at Plank Pizza, floral-wafted pineapple and yellow grapefruit tang picks up plum-sugared mango, peach, papaya and melon sweetness as well as herbal tea snip. In canned version, brisk clean-watered IPA surges forth with tangy orange-peeled yellow grapefruit juicing, picking up pineapple, mango and peach illusions over lightly creamed pale malt sugaring.
On tap at Ambulance, centrist hop-head delight goes right down the middle with expectant citric-oiled hop pungency and lightly resinous pine bittering. Lemony orange, pineapple, tangerine and mango tang affixes musky dry-wooded astringency. Soft white-breaded bottom provides friendly backend for lighter thirsts.
Taking its warm and fuzzy moniker from Grateful Dead classic “Sugar Magnolia,” lovely sessionable IPA allows bright yellow grapefruit tang, brisk orange rind bittering and mild hop astringency to sculpt tropical summertime lightweight. Floral pineapple, passionfruit, mango, guava and tangerine illusions as well as light evergreeen pining and dank hemp oiling add further alacrity.
Heavenly IPA’s summery sugar-spiced fruiting brightens pine-oiled hop resin that contrasts creamy caramel malting. Tangy yellow grapefruit, navel orange, pineapple, peach, mango, melon and tangerine tropicalia enlivens juicy-fruited finish of rounded medium body.
Sessionable canned IPA provides ‘peach, mango and passionfruit’ tropicalia to creamy sugared malts contrasting lemon-seeded piney hop bittering. Centrist grapefruit, pineapple, orange and peach tang picks up floral nuances. Making fine use of Pacific-styled Centennial, Citra and Amarillo hops, Cincy-bound medium body hits the mark despite minor metallic tinning.
Brute American-styled India Pale Ale loads heavy alcohol-burnt pungency upon sugar-spiced tropical fruiting and resinous piney hop bittering. Lemony grapefruit and orange peel tang further embittered by aspirin-like astringency. Floral peach, pineapple and tangerine undertones brighten yellow grapefruit finish.
Brute citric hop bittering and musky pine needling fortify zesty medium-full body. Brisk grapefruit and orange rind bittering contrasts lighter candi-sugared tropical fruiting. Juicy pineapple, tangerine, mango and lemon tang adds sunny glaze to dry herb-induced citric finish.
On tap at Track 84, zesty grapefruit-juiced version of triumphant dry-hopped IPA retains softly creamed crystal malting and brisk lemon bittering. Delicate floral-daubed wood tones settle below sharp grapefruit adjunct. Quite refreshing.
On tap at Aidan’s, brisk yellow grapefruit tang embittered by spry lemon rind pucker. Sugared crystal malting and light floral illusions contrast moderate citric bittering. Expressive grapefruit theme will please citra hop enthusiasts.