Tropical Lightning IPA
Wilmington Brewing Company

 

On tap.

A - (ight medium gold color with a slight bit of haze and a frothy layer of foam.

S - Lots of fruity citrus on the nose and no malt.

T - Starts with a citrus presence and quickly morphs to a massive wall of piney bitterness that takes it all the way to the finish and beyond. Aggressive bitterness lingers long after the sip.

M - Medium body with gentle carbonation.

O - Rock solid and dig the bitterness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice balance of sweet and bitter, sweet brings a tropical vibe, bitter is mainly pithy in nature. Soft edges but a medium light body makes this an easy on to drink.

 

On tap at Slice Of Life in Wilmington into pint glass. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing down the glass and some streaming carbonation. Aromas and flavors of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, citrus peel/rind, melon, peppercorn, wood, pine, wheat, cracker, bread, herbal, floral, grass. Large sized pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy bitterness on the finish. Medium body and carbonation, fairly crisp finishing. Balanced bready malts and sticky/resinous hops. Increasing resin dryness with minimal astringency. Light warmth of 7.4%. This tastes like stone ipa to me. Hops felt like Columbus, Chinook, Centennial. However the website says Amarillo, Citra, Simcoe, and Warrior. I was not getting much tropical fruit from the flavors. Very aggressive west coast. No complaints otherwise.

 

Draft

A- hazy golden color with a one finger foamy white head that leaves some lacing

S- citrus peel, pine, Mary J, bready malts

T- juicy citrus hops up front give notes of tangerine and grapefruit zest, undertones of mango and ripe melon, malty, slightly bready sweetness on the finish

M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a creamy mouthfeel that continues into the finish

O- solid west coast ipa

Light golden and completely see through with a pillowy white head, I haven’t drank an IPA this un-hazy in some time. Old school citrus and sweet malt based IPA nose. Quick citrus then a bitter lingering finish, this is surely a west coast styled brew. Medium in feel with that sticky bitter element working.