Super Jupiter Grapefruit IPA
Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

A - clear deep bright copper, tower of white head, plenty of sticky lacing
S - earthy and grainy, grapefruit is fairly subtle but there on the nose
T - starts like the nose but grapefruit hoppiness is more prominent and builds, hints of peppery hops on the finish
M - medium body, slightly sticky through the middle, finished juicy and lightly bitter
T - a tasty ipa with just enough subtle grapefruit to make it unique but not a gimmick, Howe Sound always delivers the goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

on-tap, pint @ the brewery

Hard to pass up a "grapefruit IPA" given the alternatives - "PA brewed with real grapefruits and dried grapefruit peel. Brewed with Canadian pale, dark crystal and carastan malts, and four varieties of bittering and aroma hops."

Honestly, not sure it's really possible to discern an IPA brewed WITH grapefruit from an IPA hopped with grapefruit characteristics. Regardless, this was a nice one for a sunny day on the way back from Whistler - moderate bitterness, lots of citrus. Not too much to complain about.

Appearance - Pours a reddish amber hue with two fingers of frothy white head.

Smell - Grapefruit flesh, touch of citrusy hops, bready caramalts, slight spiciness on the nose.

Taste - Straight up hit with grapefruit flavour, along with caramalts and citrus hops. Lingering bitterness of the grapefruit rind in the finish.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall - I liked this American IPA, however I found it more grapefruit-forward. More malts to balance out the bitterness would make this IPA even better.

 

 

 

Interesting idea given that many IPAs have that grapefruit thing anyways. This is an IPA first and foremost not a fruit beer and it suceeds in the taste department. The hop nose is pure citrus and west coast hops but the grapefruit sneaks in as well. The taste is pretty tasty IPA with the grapefruit showing more in the finish which is pretty dry. All in all a pretty decent beer that uses grapefruit to highlight the hops.