As far as IPAs go, it really hits the mark. Deep gold color with a bit of cloudiness, and a moderate amount of carbonation. The aroma is nice and hoppy, with floral and grassy smelling bits, and a good deep bitterness underneath. The flavor is actually rather light for an IPA. They elected to go away from the "cram as many hops as you can into that thing" mentality and instead went for a nicely balanced malt and hop combo. You can taste the light sweetness of the malt, then the hops wash over with the sharp spicy flavors and a nice residual hop bitterness at the end. A very accessable IPA, that leaves you wanting more.
Scoring:
Look: 3 - cloudy gold
Aroma: 4 - plenty o hops
Taste: 3 - good balance of hop and malt
Feel: 3 - refreshing!
Total: 3.25
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