Easygoing, soft-textured IPA with bittersweet citrus-candied tartness gains resinous pine serenity and salted herbal restraint as mild grassy hop astringency advances. Stabilized orange-peeled lemon zesting picks up lightly soured pineapple, mango and papaya tropicalia, but the finish drops out quickly.
On tap at Ambulance, mannered ‘hazy New England-styled India Pale Ale’ allows mild lemony grapefruit bittering to sharpen pine-sapped floral aspect above sugary pale malting. Beneath the surface, honeyed peach, grilled pineapple, grilled mango and nectarine illusions contrast overriding citric pining.
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, juicy citrus hop profile and syrupy crystal malt sugaring lead the way for hazy New England-styled IPA. Bright grapefruit, orange and lemon tang gains floral respite for zesty moderate-medium body.
On tap at Beef Trust, hazy New England-styled IPA utilizes muskily hop-oiled sour fruiting to set the stage as waxy floral citrus tones spread above dry pale malts. Guava-soured grapefruit rind and orange pith bittering contrasts less prominent pineapple, peach, mango, lychee and papaya tanginess to its tart lemondrop finish.
Nicely re-creating super-sticky skunked weed with its piney ganja resin and dank hemp pungency, briskly clean dry-hopped India Pale Ale also regales lemony orange-peeled grapefruit rind bittering and dainty peach-pineapple-tangerine tanginess with pink peppercorn flourishes. Wispy tarragon, dandelion and carnation snips flutter. A fine strain.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, hazy orange-clouded New England-styled IPA drapes tangy pineapple, peach, mango and papaya tropicalia onto mild piney hop resin and dry pale malts in politely centrist manner.
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, sessionable dry-hopped IPA brings wood-dried citrus juicing to the fore. Bright orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, mango and peach tang gains zesty lemon splurge plus a milk-sugared lactose smidge above sugary pale malting.
On tap at Taphouse 15, engaging amber yellow-hazed New England-styled IPA brings sunny Citra-Mosaic-hopped lemony grapefruit tartness to lime-salted passionfruit and guava pucker as well as bittersweet lactose-aided Madagascar vanilla creaming. Limey passionfruit-guava adjuncts receive peppery herbal respite and floral chrysanthemum wisp at the finish.
On tap at Ambulance and brewed in collaboration with Sierra Nevada to support Camp Fire Relief Fund, Naptime’s version seems directed at typical middle-of-the-road IPA lovers. Sharp citrus fruiting and reserved earthen pine resin override dry pale malt base. Lemony grapefruit-orange-tangerine tanginess and honeyed cantaloupe sugaring sweeten the midst.
On tap at Ambulance, bold Imperial IPA with marbled beige yellow haze proves as thickly concise as its viscous body. Sharp orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and mango juicing gains plastique lupulin-oiled musk and slight salinized white-peppered herbage to contrast sugary pale malt thrust. Tertiary white grape, passionfruit and papaya tartness counters tangy citrus mayhem.
Vibrant yellow grapefruit zesting gains floral orange tang for brewers’ signature flagship. Ancillary tangerine, pineapple and mango juicing sweeten above crystal malt sugaring.
Dried orange tanginess, tart lemon drop spritz and mild grapefruit zesting settle alongside resinous pine tones above biscuity pale malts. Casual midrange moderate-bodied IPA for medium thirst quenching.
