Acute bottle conditioned golden-bronzed East Coast IPA directly counters floral perfumed brandy wine nose, dry-spiced citric zest and pine-needled hop resin against peach-honeyed apricot-tangerine-melon tang. Sharp grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering contrasts ancillary orange-candied pineapple-mango-guava tropicalia. Slim burnt cedar edge buttresses sticky pale malt sinew, enhancing the massive fruity nature. Its robust assertiveness and rich flavor profile expanded the palates of many future zymurgists.
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(FREEMINER) TRAFALGAR INDIA PALE ALE
Glowing butterscotch-hazed dry-hopped bottle-conditioned ale retains piney orange-peeled bitterness, lively boysenberry-elderberry-juniper sharpness, perfume-hopped white-peppered eucalyptus-rosebud-dandelion twinge for soft-watered luxury. Prune and fig notes nearly lost amongst phenol flow; tiny brown-beige sediment coats glass bottom.
HAMPSHIRE PRIDE OF ROMSEY I.P.A.
LAGUNITAS INDIA PALE ALE
Superlatively organic, cloudy-hued, tangerine-scented IPA gains plush floral hop resonance complementing perfumed dandelion, elderberry, and orange peel piquancy to thick sweet ‘n sour honeyed yeast finish and tangy citron aftertaste. Fluffy tan head and buttery froth leave tons of lace along glass siding.
MAGIC HAT LUCKY KAT
NEW AMSTERDAM INDIA PALE ALE
(CATAMOUNT) POST ROAD INDIA PALE ALE
SEA DOG INDIA PALE ALE
SMUTTYNOSE I.P.A.
TERMINAL GRAVITY I.P.A.
WEYERBACHER SIMCOE DOUBLE I.P.A.
ARCADIA INDIA PALE ALE
Durable bronze-hued, spruce-hopped, English-styled medium body splashes gleaming berry, melon, cantaloupe and tangerine fruiting across intimate floral bouquet, peppery spicing, and prim pop fizz. Black currant finish enforces coarse piney bitterness. On tap at Blue Ribbon Tavern (2015), latest version lacked fruitiness and picked up dryer, earthier Brit-styled Goldings hop graining and murkier pale malting over mild lemon-peeled bittering.







