Hitchhiker
Good People Brewing Company

 

 

Beautiful seasonal from Good People that I wish were an all-year-round offering. Incredibly balanced taste and mouthfeel leaning hard toward West Coast IPA sensibilities but with a wonderful tropical fruits hint which tempers the harshness.

 

 

 

The people at Good People know how to make an IPA!

Appearance: Pours a clear amber color with an impressive two finger cap; excellent retention and clumpy lacing

Smell: The big three elements of tropical, citrus and pine tones are all here

Taste: A lot of balance here with the tropical papaya and pineapple flavors mixing with the caramel malt backbone, at the outset; some grapefruit citrus tries to make a stand, in the middle, but the pine arrives to sweep everything to a well balanced but nicely bitter finish

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Neither West Coast nor East Coast (let alone New England), let's call this one a Gulf Coast IPA

 

 

New to me in a 12 oz sixer. Yes, more distinctive than the original IPA, but not so much that I’ll seek it out. Don’t understand the “outstanding” rating. Outstanding is Sixpoint Resin and Great Divide Titan in this class. Try either as a better alternative.

One of the best IPA I have had.

 

Had 16 oz draft, ale came amber gold color with an inch of white head. Smell of citrus and soft pine. Full flavored balanced malt and hops, not too sweet or bitter but very complementary. Finish was refreshingly bitter, Medium bodied, no alcohol in taste. Very well made IPA and a definite re-order.

Strong tasting IPA

I had this one at the brewery and liked it so much I brought a growler back to my hotel.

The beer a dark bronze with a thick tan head.

I like the aroma of pine, citrus and something that reminds me of apricot.

As expected, it is bitter but this beer is also balanced. Lots of caramel, citrus (primarily grapefruit) a bit of pine and then stone fruits. Its juicy but not overly much so.

The mouth is slick and coating in the best possible way. Carbonation is low but that’s ok with me.

The denizens of the Magic City should be happy to get this on a regular basis. I know I would be!

Soapy head and apricot opaque color. Aroma is caramel, bready malt, and pine. Taste follows the nose, but quickly disappears with no lingering bitterness or aftertaste. Mouthfeel is thin and watery with prickly carbonation. Harsh and not very balanced. Overall a rather unremarkable IPA.

 

 

Big thanks to richj1970 for another hoppy treat form Al.

Pours dark amber, cloudy, with two fingers of beige head that only slowly retreats, and leaves thick lace behind on glass.

Light but tasty aroma. It shows the caramel and hops in this baby right away. I get grapefruit pith, herbal bitter, pine, and that caramel sweet wraps through it all.

More full flavored than aroma suggests. It starts with caramel sweet that quickly is joined by deep grapefruit bitter, bitter orange, sweeter general citrus notes, righteous herbal bitter, and much less pine than expected. Sip ends with the bitter notes cresting but not to the point of overpowering the palate.

Highly viscous, med. carb., lots of hop resin linger, but it is soft on palate so it shows the hops in a gentler manner than their huge presence would indicate. Finish is long, strong, and clean.

Huge hoppy beer that manages to be refreshing and delicious while delivering a major clean blast of IPA goodness. Recommended for those who, like me, are dyed in the wool hopheads.