Interurban IPA
Fremont Brewing
Story by:
Chris Guest
American IPA
Year-Round
Washington
United States
Judges Ratings 84
Aroma: 22 / 24
Flavor: 32 / 40
Appearance: 5 / 6
Mouthfeel: 9 / 10
Overall Impression: 16 / 20
Description
Named after Fremont’s most famous outdoor sculpture, Waiting for the Interurban, Interurban India Pale Ale offers the adventurous beer lover a warm embrace of roasted pale malt swirled with a hand-selected blend of flavor malts and filled with the rich spice of Chinook, Centennial, and Amarillo hops. Interurban India Pale is eminently drinkable throughout the year.
Beverage Profile
ABV: 6.20%
IBUs: 80
Served at: ()
Hops: Chinook, Centennial, Amarillo
Malts: Two-Row Pale, Munich, Honey
Judges Review
By S J Klein
Judges Ratings 84
Aroma: 22 / 24 / 24
Flavor: 32 / 40 / 40
Appearance: 5 / 6 / 6
Mouthfeel: 9 / 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 16 / 20 / 20
Holy Hophead! This beer is very hop-forward. American IPAs are typically more aggressively hopped than their British counterparts, and this beer is on the far end of the spectrum. In the nose I found orange peel and hopleaf, a little paper, and subtle hints of caramel and baked pineapple. The flavor is all hops — very dry and very bitter. Flavors of bitter grapefruit and blackcurrant dominate. A light malt ball sweetness can’t hold up to the hoppiness of this beer. The hops are almost puckering, but not astringent, and the beer has a light mouthfeel despite its strength. This IPA is very clean, dry and effervescent. The IBUs are on the high end of the spectrum, but it does feel slightly out of balance to me.
An aggressively hopped version of an aggressively hopped style. I would like to see more hop flavor and more balance for drinkability, but I still found myself finishing the glass and wishing I had another.
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