On the nose, I found hints of wet grass, pine resin, orange peel, and lemon zest. The palate is loaded with more tropical fruit flavors, citrus zest, bready malts, and a nice, piney, slightly bitter finish that only seems to heighten the fruity flavors. Taking a moment to nose this beer, I found aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, mango, and guava, as well as dank pine. It ends with a bit of resin, but not as much as I’d hoped. The palate is loaded with guava, passionfruit, and lots of citrus. Even with the hops presence, the nose is almost too fruity. There are a ton of aromas including grapefruit, mango, and some floral hops scents. Sipping it reveals notes of pineapple, grapefruit, lime, tropical fruits, light malt presence, and just the right amount of bitter, spicy, floral hops at the finish. Taste #3: Christopher OsburnĪromas of grapefruit, mango, lemon zest, and a nice helping of dank, resinous, pine needles. The finish was fairly bitter, with some fruit as well.Īll in all, a beer that will most appeal to citrus fans. Sipping it revealed a wallop of orange peel, some tropical fruit flavors, dank pine, and some malt presence. Nosing this beer, I found a bold citrus aroma. The flavor is complex with caramel malts, more ripe grapefruit, and a subtly bitter, very earthy hops kick. While many fruit-based IPAs rely too heavily on the fruit flavor up front, this beer starts with resinous pine needles before moving on to grapefruit and lemon zest. Keep reading to see which beers were our favorites and which crashed and burned. They’re hoppy, slightly bitter, and loaded with notes of mango, lime, and even grapefruit. After all, citrus, tropical fruits, and spice are key elements of many fall and winter flavor profiles.įor this craft beer blind taste test we picked eight well-known, fruit-forward IPAs. It’s a style that never really has a fallow period. Of course, there are still plenty of seasonal IPAs on the shelf, too. Autumn is a time for dark lagers, pumpkin beers, brown ales, and (as the weeks go on) strong ales, barleywines, stouts, and porters. If you’ve read any of our beer-related articles over the past month, you’ve seen a ton of references to fall and what this season means for beer drinkers.
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