Grapefruit Get Bent Mountain IPA
Parkway Brewing Co.

 

From the pint cn, it pours a clear solid amber color with a nice, long lasting off-white head. Unsurprisingly, the nose gets a pleasant scent of grapefruit. The mouth gets a sold East Coast IPA with grapefruit overtones and a bit of sour tingles the cheeks.

 

 

Get Bent Grapefruit has an unfiltered look with some haziness and very moderate carbonation with a careful pour. The smell is grapefruit forward with some muted smell of piney hops. Purchased 3-23 at local Throx, about the only place I have found Parkway beers near Winchester, VA on a regular basis. The taste is exceptional being hops-grapefruit foward which is always a good go-to for juice added to an IPA. The alcohol content of 7.2 isn't as boozy as you would expect perhaps hidden in the very well-balanced juice flavoring. The pith of the brew makes the mouthfeel more muted and less carbonation bite comes through as a result. Overall a very good representation of the style of grapefruit-infused IPA. Comparable to a certain high-rated "Sculpin" beer most have discovered by now -- this brew probably has more fruit-forward flavor and less carbonation. I found this very drinkable and would purchase again.

 

 

 

A very good IPA, but I had a better beer from a nearby competitor the same occasion - Pale fire arrant by a Harrisonburg brewery. Watch out or collaborate, guys! :)

On tap:
Had this twice recently, one came off a bit better than the other, but both close.

A grapefruit obvious, classic bitter IPA. The juice came out more in one tasting, the pith seemed a bit more prevalent in the other. The slightly raw bitterness showed up in both cases. The grapefruit "juice" was nicely represented in the better version.

Very limited exposure shows a variation, though the explanation is not obvious. The better version had a lighter feel that exposed the grapefruit nicely, then let the beer take over. I'd like to hope more people find this version.

The other was a fine, pithy and earthy/piney IPA that was decent enough but could've been a regular IPA that had hops giving the grapefruit impression.

 

 

Pours golden orange with a 3 finger white head that leaves decent lacing. Rather hazy.

Awesome aroma! Smelled like a Christmas tree when I popped the cap. Fresh citrus.

More fresh citrus with bitter grapefruit peel. More sweet than bitter overall, though. The malts shine through.

Medium bodied with good retention leaving a pleasant syrupy coating on the tongue ane mouth.

I really like this beer. It's well rounded and well balanced. It smells, tastes, and feels great! Too bad it's discontinued.

 

 

 

 

Didn't realize that this one was 'retired'? Still at the brewery...Anyways the best of the Get Bent series. So much grapefruit!