Zesty medium-bodied India Pale Ale utilizes tropical-fruited New Zealand hops to moisten its floral-dusted sweetness and spruce-tipped herbal notions. Brisk yellow grapefruit, orange peel, pineapple, peach, mango and papaya illusions crowd the surface above saltine cracker-like malt for a freshly-squeezed tropical fruit punch.
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DU CLAW HOP CONTINUUM NO. 1 BLOOD ORANGE INDIA PALE ALE
Cherished sweet ‘n sour blood orange distinction usurps resinous piney hop bittering and rye-flaked torrified wheat bed. Floral blood orange aromatics fill the air, leaving zesty citric innuendos. Pink, yellow and ruby red grapefruit juicing stays briskly fresh as tertiary pineapple, nectarine, peach and navel range illusions flutter by.
DU CLAW ANTI VENOM CENTENNIAL IPA
Vaguely defined ‘American adaptation of an English IPA’ plies pale-malted earthiness to lemony grapefruit bittering, resinous pine oiling and floral herbage (seeming too Americanized for mossier British styling). Sugary citrus sweetness contrasts ascending alcohol burn.
ANDERSON VALLEY BASIL IPA
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, limited edition 2015 India Pale Ale brings pleasant herbal freshness to piney citrus fruiting. Mild basil-leafed influence perks up grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering while allowing subsidiary pesto, sage brush and pine nut illusions to flourish beneath.
MAINE ANOTHER ONE
Lightly creamed, ‘intensely hopped,’ and unstylishly yellow-cleared India Pale Ale goes down smooth for such a bitter seducer. Using the same citric hop profile as Maine’s Weez, its sharp yellow grapefruit peel and rind bittering lingers delicately, yet profoundly, above resinous hop oiling, subtle white-peppered juniper bite and lilting herbal whim. Wispy orange-peeled tangerine, mango, pineapple, lemon and kiwi tropicalia usurped by grandiose grapefruit profile. Ultra smooth.
OSKAR BLUES PINNER THROWBACK IPA
Totally sessionable India Pale Ale offers soft piney grapefruit bittering and sweet pineapple tang to grassy hop astringency. Crisp tropical-fruited briskness sweetened further by light floral-perfumed waft. Frisky carbolic pep prickles subsidiary orange-peeled lemon, tangerine, mango and guava undertones.
FLYING DOG BLOODLINE BLOOD ORANGE IPA
SPEAKEASY THE COVER UP WHITE IPA
STEADY HABIT OUR DAILY BREAD IPA
From its murkily chartreuse-hazed hue to its juicy fruited Citra-Galaxy-Topaz hop tandem, this crisply clean well-watered IPA maintains a pervasive grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, zesty lemon spritz and sedately bark-dried pine needling. By softening an India Pale Ale’s comparatively harsher hop proclivities and upping the candi-sugared tropical sweetness, the final product’s both sessionable and briskly embittered. Tangy yellow grapefruit, navel orange, mango, guava, passionfruit and papaya illusions abound above the delicate mineral graining.
PROCLAMATION TENDRIL
On tap at Track 84, soothingly approachable moderate-bodied India Pale Ale plies bittersweet citrus fruiting to mild resinous hop oiling and crystal malt sugaring. Subtle orange-peeled grapefruit bitterness allows tangerine, peach, cantaloupe, melon, apple, pear and mango illusions to flourish alongside. Slight vodka burn invigorates juicy fruited finish.
NOLA HOPITOULAS IPA
Pleasant silver-canned moderation maintains stylishly soft tone crossing dewy peat musk of English-styled IPA with citric Amarillo-Simcoe hop bite and resinous piney bittering of American IPA. Mild floral herbage seeps into dainty orange-peeled pink grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine, mango and peach tones above muted earthen bottom.
GREEN FLASH JIBE SESSION IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sessionable low-alcohol India Pale Ale brings copious yellow grapefruit peel bittering to resinous Cascade hop bite and sharp bark-dried yellow wood astringency. Zesty lemon, pineapple and orange illusions amplify floral-bound grapefruit plot as creamy crystal malts add sugary respite.