Dry Chinook-Centenntial hops induce floral-spiced tangerine-canteloupe-peach frontage of wily India Pale Ale. Toasted almond, cracked wheat, and rolled oats sweeten tangy orange peel finish, though acidic alcohol burn may be excessive.
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(ELYSIAN) THE IMMORTAL I.P.A.
GREAT DIVIDE MAVERICK INDIA PALE ALE (2003 SERIES)
ITHACA DOUBLE I.P.A.
Not as aggressive as its moniker or hazily murky butterscotch hue indicate, yet full-bodied and wonderfully diverse. Bright orange blossom, white peach, nectarine, and mango fruitiness enlivens herbaceous dry-hopped mineral graining as well as pleasant piney resin bitterness. Supportive floral lavender sequence nearly masks cocoa buttery honeyed biscuit pleasantry.
LEFT HAND TWIN SISTERS DOUBLE I.P.A.
MICHIGAN HIGH SEAS INDIA PALE ALE
OSKAR BLUES GORDON INDIA PALE ALE
Cheap aluminum-canned I.P.A. (given seperate review under updated G’Knight Imperial Red banner) shields durable spruce-hopped bitterness with chewy caramel creaminess to biscuit-y wheat bottom. Sweet carnival of marzipan, brown sugar, toffee, and whiskey illusions meander through floral-backed orange-cherry-pear trickle before finishing more like a frothy Scotch ale.
RIDGEWAY INDIA PALE ALE
Bereft gold-cleared medium-bodied faux-IPA applies piney-hopped lemon rind bittering to wayward wheat wafer sweetness. Nasty phenolic finish disturbs clean water flow while fruity expectancy never materializes. Caught between a boring American IPA and its original peat-licked English version.
SIERRA NEVADA ANNIVERSARY ALE
STEAMWORKS CONDUCTOR IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
UPLAND DRAGONFLY I.P.A.
Dry floral-spiced piney hop tingle and carbolic grapefruit-orange peel tartness bestow modest bronze-hazed India Pale Ale with less bite than more bitter rivals. Cordial biscuit-y wheat base sweetened by tangerine-peach-pineapple tang plus mild cherry and baked apple tartness. Narrow resin-charred flank and oxidized lemon rind finish recede rapidly.
ABITA JOCKAMO I.P.A.
Amiable copper-toned Mardi Gras celebrator places sugary cereal-grained caramel malts alongside bright candied fruitiness. Resinous piney bittering increases grapefruit-orange pith souring countering ripe apple-peach-pineapple tang. Perfumed floral hops increase citric zest, but alcohol-burned malt liquor finish nearly undermines fruity aspects.