Conventionally sessionable moderate-to-medium body places stylish orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and mango tang across from bold pine comb bittering and grassy hop astringency. Candy-spiced tropical fruiting gains latent dry rye tone.
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DOGFISH HEAD LIQUID TRUTH SERUM IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, vibrantly full-bodied Truth Serum spikes juicy pineapple, grapefruit, peach, melon and mango tang with creamily sugared molasses malts. Brisk lemon zest surge encounters mild pine needling and dankly resinous hop oiling. Inspiring.
HEAVY SEAS TROPICANNON IPA
On tap at The Oath, bittersweet blood orange adjunct gains lemon-sugared grapefruit zest and lacquered floral perfuming. Candied orange, tangerine, peach, papaya and mango tang infiltrates waxy crayon-like midst. On tap at Triton – Long Beach Island ’23, citrus-bound IPA gained further juicily fruited vibrancy as grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, zesty lemon misting, tropical mango-guava-papaya conflux and sugary bubblegum sweetness joined steadfast blood orange adjunct alongside sharp piney hop pungency.
HUDSON VALLEY THOUGHTLET SESSION IPA
On tap at Ambulance, briskly clean yellow grapefruit tang and wood-dried Simcoe hop bittering lead flaxen-hazed moderation. Mild orange-juiced tartness and wispy lemon seed souring deepen citric appeal.
EVIL TWIN IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW, YOU’VE GOT TO PUT UP WITH THE RAIN IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, crisply clean Citra-hopped medium body sparkles with bitter orange-peeled grapefruit rind luster and tangy lemon zest riding above mild crystal malt sugaring. Subtle mango, tangerine, peach and passionfruit undertones flicker.
KANE A SPACE TO FILL IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, soft-toned pilsner malts and straw-dried rye, oats and wheat graining underscore zesty lemon-licked orange, pineapple, mango and grapefruit tang for mildly boozy (8.4% ABV) Imperial IPA. On the bitter end, juniper and currant illusions fortify moderate piney hop bittering.
THREES CHRONIC MYOPIA INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, bright pineapple-candied grapefruit and orange tanginess as well as crisp lemon zest override creamy caramel malting. Coniferous pine-candied freshness consumes light dry-hopped citric bittering. Thankfully nowhere near as short-sighted as its moniker snickeringly suggests.
PEEKSKILL DOUBLE DRY-HOPPED MIKE DROP
On tap at Ambulance, mild lemony yellow grapefruit-seeded souring and lightly vinous white grape tartness augment dry Citra-Cascade hop bittering above soft oats-flaked white wheat pilsner malt base.
KEEGAN FUN
On tap at A Better Place, ‘fun’ citra-hopped India Pale Ale brings juicy grapefruit-peeled orange rind tropicalia to mildly creamed sweet malt setting. Moderate astringency seeps into floral-spiced citrus zest. Sassy sunny day suds.
SARANAC GEN IV SESSION IPA
Uninspiringly sessionable Northwest-styled IPA with grainier malt profile lacks decisive tropical fruiting. Murky lemon-seeded grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang never ascends above grassy hop astringency, musky floral-dried herbage and complacent Maris Otter malting.
YONKERS HOP RUNNER INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, sessionable IPA allows sharp lemon-limed sourness and dank piney hops to firmly embitter the front end of what ultimately becomes a serene moderate-to-medium-bodied pleasure. Lacquered citrus waxiness overrides dainty crystal-sugared oats-dried spine.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS WRENCH IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, tantalizingly tropical soft-tongued Northeast IPA stays in the groove. Elegant floral-spiced peach, pineapple, tangerine, grapefruit, mango and orange tang gains piney spruce remnant to contrast mildly creamed cotton-candied crystal malts above relaxing oats-dried spine. In the can, zesty lemon-limed grapefruit and orange tang receives pineapple-candied tartness, sweet-spiced floral whims, yogurt-soured passionfruit-guava snips and mild pine resin.
