Bright fruity hop aromas. Palate puckering hop sweetness, followed by some yeast dryness which then fades into some hop aftertaste and a bit of pale malt.
4 out of 5 stars.
Russian River Blind Pig
Category Archives: IPA
Untitled Art Cryo Citra IPA
Strong sweet aroma of hops and yeast. Slightly crisp hop bite that gives way to yeast flavors with a hint of pale malt in the background. Leaves palate fairly clean, with moderate hop taste lingering.
Box says BBD042526, bought and drank on 6-24-2025.
4 out of 5 stars.
New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Electric ThunderClap IPA
Very slight hop aroma plus hints of caramel malt. Taste is fairly smooth with no hop bite, then a rush of caramel malt and clean neutral yeast taste. Nice combination of all with hops actually taking a slightly more background presence, but still a clean crispness.
5 out of 5 stars.
New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Blaze Lightning IPA
Fresh hop aroma. Taste is slightly crisp followed by strong fruitiness like juice. Taste on back end is slightly drying from yeast and gives hints of alcohol intensity. Overall a bit sweet, almost like spiked orange juice.
3 out of 5 stars.
New Belgium Voodoo Ranger IPA
Bright flowery hop aromas. Crisp bite on first drink, softens, them replaced by flavorful hop expressions. A little bit of malt and yeast in aftertaste, but finished fairly cleanly.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Lagunitas the Beast of Both Worlds
Strong sticky sweet hop aroma. Slightly sweet puckering flavor of his that fades into some yeast sweetness and mild malt flavor. A bit too sweet.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Paperback Santa Was a Werewolf
Sweet hop aroma, that fairly mild. Crisp taste that fades slowly to a mild malt and yeast taste.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Lagunitas Born Yesterday
Bottled 9/30/2024, drank on 11/2/2024. Fresh, bright hop aroma. Easy on the palate with no real hop bitterness. Flavor slowly builds to a smooth hop taste that dominates, along with nose full of hops on each drink. Heavy on hop flavors, but low on bitterness.
4 out of 5 stars.
Destihl Deadhead IPA
Strong, sticky sweet aroma of resiny hops. Slight hop bite that immediately turns soft/smooth, them some minor caramel malt flavor. Leaves with hop bitterness and some yeast flavor.
It’s surprisingly very good for being an IPA just over a year old!
Canned 7/12/2023, tasted on 8/14/2024
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Upper Hand IPA
Bright, fresh aroma of hops, with a little bit of pine/resin. Slightly crisp hop bite on the palate that spreads out broadly to give tastes of both hops and malt. Full flavored, but not too bitter. Hops aftertaste lingers, then fades slowly.
4.5 out of 5 stars.