Brewsters Brewing Company Grapefruit IPA American IPA at 6.5% ABV | 70 IBU (C$6.00 at Oak & Vine, 1 l, no packaging date or best before, acquired 22-Aug-2017, reviewed 22-Aug-2017)
Appearance: murky pale amber with one finger of rocky ivory head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: pine, citrus, grainy malt, leafy weeds, black pepper. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter, mild spice. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry lingering bitter lightly spicy finish. (3/5)
Not a lot of grapefruit, actually – more piney, than anything else in particular. Given the name, I was hoping for bright citrus and a dry finish, and instead got verging-on-resiny pine duking it out with grainy malt, and a finish that would be charitably described as off-dry. It’s not bad, but it’s not great, either. Apparently they do a DIPA version of this, but to be honest, I’m not sure I can be arsed to look for it. (14/20)
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