EEL RIVER I.P.A. January 1, 2009Beers A-Zindia pale aleJohn Fortunato Lackluster copper-hazed Enlgish-styled India Pale Ale gets soapy. Modest hop spicing and mild grapefruit-melon-pear fruitiness develop an unappealing off dry astringency its raw-honeyed barley-wheat spine can’t hide.