All Together West Coast India Pale Ale
Wild Mind Ales

S: Big hop fruit aromas leading with melon and tropical fruit over pine notes.
L: It pours hazy gold – not pulpy, murky or cloudy – under a 3” beige cap lacy with good retention.
T:Has big hop flavor like a NEIPA with a more assertive hop bitterness.
F: Has a medium plus body, medium carbonation, no harsh ho astringent notes. Not creamy or viscous,
O: The West Coast IPAs that I grew to know and love were brilliantly clear, featured West Coast Hops and were not shy with the bitterness. This is a great beer, is eminently drinkable and repeatable but is more of a NEIPA than a West Coat IPA.

Appearance is hazy muddy orange, slightly more translucent than its compagion, with a taller white head, thick, and creamy, with decent retention and leaving good-looking lacing. Head retention is better and lacing is thicker than the NEIPA, but otherwise, it has the same ugly color.

Aroma is citrus, grapefruit primarily.

Taste is citrus and grapefruit, and is quite bitter throughout, although not as puckering as many WCIPAs. The aftertaste is surprisingly mild for a WCIPA. Nothing much beyond that to really say; grapefruit and bitter.

Mouth feel is thin-ish, but smooth.

Overall, a decent IPA, but there are much better ones brewed locally.

West Coast IPA Style
Pours a lot hazier and murkier than I would expect from a West Coast IPA. 3 finger fluffy white head. Head retention is quite good. Beautiful lacing on the glass as the head dissipates.
The nose does have some tropical notes to it. Mango and pineapple I'm getting. Not too strong, but pleasing.
Taste - Somewhat tart, actually. There's some pine in here, and the citrus seems more into the background. Both flavors work well together.
The body is crisp feeling. Hops are sticky, and I feel them in my throat for a while.
The look seemed weird, but the rest was spot on.