Shorts Huma-Lupa-Licious

Draft at the brewery: Golden orange pour with a thick head that really lasts. The aroma is sweet and fruity, hinting at the hop bomb waiting in the glass. A wall of bitterness hits the tongue first, offering lots of rindy grapefruit and hop resin. As my tongue acclimates to the bitterness, a blanket of caramel malts starts to emerge. The hops also soften, offering a full spectrum of flavors. Rosey perfume, candied oranges, pink grapefruit, apricots, peaches and lemons this IPA really runs the gamet. I really enjoyed the meaty middle, but the bitterness was hard for me to take. Tone down the IBUs and this would be fantastic in my book. As is, a very solid offering.

on tap at HopCat. pours hazy golden with white head. nose is citrus, floral, pine. flavor is crisp, citrusy, grapefruit, and apricot. crisp ipa with a tight mouth feel. really tasty ipa.

In short: A very dry and super-highly drinkable grapefruity IPA. Kick-ass.
How: Tap at Hop Cat (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
The look: Cloudy golden yellow body with a long-lasting small white head
In long: Grapefruit and citrus on the nose. Lots of nice crisp (pils?) malts and a ton of fruity hops. Very much on the grapefruit/tart side of things as far as IPAs are concerned. What really made this one stand out is how dry it felt. Not quite sure how they pulled it off but it was dry, very dry, very very dry despite that generous juicy grapefruity hopping. I haven’t seen something so dry yet so fruity since my grandfather, the old fuck was telling everybody off and was almost senile.

On tap at HopCat and served in an English pint glass. This beer poured a slightly hazy amber with a one-finger thick head of quickly dissolving bubbly beige foam. The aroma of the beer was made up of fragrent orange and grapefruit, with a hint of caramel coming through. The flavor was a nice blend of bitter citrus and sturdy caramel malts. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with light carbonation. A pretty decent IPA.

Has a young American IPA appeal. The hops are fresh and barely fermented. Has a floral of olfactory sense. A lot of character with a seamless bitter thats atypical. Nice.