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Go To IPA

August, 2015

Go To IPA

Judges Rating: 
89
Aroma: 
22 / 24
Appearance: 
6 / 6
Flavor: 
34 / 40
Mouthfeel: 
10 / 10
Overall Impression: 
17 / 20

This beer pours a nice amber color with a lasting, off-white head. The nose greets you with a fresh and bright hop aroma of lemon citrus and tropical fruit that continues to evolve as the beer warms and vents. A light bready maltiness helps to balance the bold hop character in both the flavor and aroma. The lemony hop character is even more pronounced in the flavor and quickly gives way to a very prominent hop bitterness that lingers all the way through the dry finish and into the aftertaste. The bitterness is perhaps a bit too forward and lingering for a session-style beer, but the appropriate lack of alcohol warming is perfect for a Session IPA.