DRYPA
Ale-Mania

Pours a deep, dark amber, brown'ish coloration with a medium, fizzy head. Smell is quite bright and juicy, with notes of citrus fruit and berries, most noticeably grapefruit, lime and juniper, with an almost equally strong "green" note of grass and pine. Taste is quite hoppy and green, but not quite as juicy and fruity as the nose. There is a strong dryness to this indeed, with a quite resinous, grassy, very dank and slightly herbal character, with notes of citrus fruit and juniper. Finishes with a bone-dry, strong and slightly astringent bitterness and more of that herbal character shining through. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This is quite a different beast from most IPAs I've tasted so far. Very dry, herbal, grassy, dank and resinous, with nice citrus and berry notes. The balance seems just a little off, but I still found this quite interesting and rather tasty in its own way.

 

 

Pours a completely hazed peach pulp color with a small white head.

Smells like a New England juicebomb, revealing an intriguing mango aroma, which gets coated by ripe oranges, crisp lemon peel and a noble leaf quality. Got some passion fruit and water melon to it, adding to the dominant juiciness.

Drinks very smooth, which is due to its lower carbonation and its soft mouthfeel, revealing a refreshing, almost medium bodied beer.

Tastes of ripe oranges, getting entangled into wet grass and crisp lemon pulp, which entirely adds to the fruity appearance of the beer, with no dryness coming up. Got some lactose accompanied cakey malts, which blend well into the fruity hop foundation. Finishes clean with an aqueous softness among zingy lemon and ripe exotic fruits, still featuring a nice grass quality.

I didn't know what to make of the beer's title, but it turns out to be a very juicy IPA with a raw, well working hop profile to it, in reminiscence of the New England IPA style.