Grapefruit IPA
TailGate Brewery - Headquarters

 

 

 

 

On tap at the source. A clear golden straw color with a generous white head. Good lacing in the glass. Straightforward aroma with fresh grapefruit and bread. The taste was predictable with a nice authentic grapefruit character. The malt was in the background and it finished dry and clean. Great summer beer.

 

 

Solid beer overall, and not gimmicky the way a lot of "Grapefruit IPA" beers are these days. Smell is grapefruit-strong, and really radler-esque because the grapefruit is so dominant. But the taste isn't sweet and artificial, but actually pithy and bitter like real grapefruit, with balancing pine, grass, and a respectable malt backbone. You have to like strong citrus and bitterness to like this beer, but I do so it's a good fit. Look and feel are also solid, if not particularly noteworthy. It's not Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin, but it's not that far off, either. Solid offering and a fantastic beverage for a hot summer day.

 

Nice head, standard IPA