State of the Art - Hopsteiner IPA
Industrial Arts Brewing Company - Beacon

16 ounce tall can, "PKG 4/15/20"

Nice looking NEIPA hazed up pour, under a lasting off white frothy cap. Leaves nice looking fine and all over the glass webs of lacing.

Stone fruits and lime on the sniff.

Tasty, smooth and complex, more stone fruit, ripe pineapple and again some lime here on the palate. Delicious and well worth trying to track down.

 

Canned on 4/15/2020. Poured into a pint glass. It pours a cloudy, bright golden-yellow with a finger of foamy, snow white head and a thin coating of lacing. An attractive pour. The nose is highly herbal and floral, along with notes of lemon peel, grapefruit, and pineapple. The taste opens with tart, sour lemon and grapefruit, along with sourdough and pine needles. As it warms it bit, however, I can taste the advertised pineapple and tart berry. It's acidic and quite bitter. It's really hard to place the hops. I'm not familiar with Sultana. But this is vintage Industrial Arts with its crisp, clean taste and mouth feel. It's hard to believe the ABV is 7.3%. I wasn't sure what to make of this at first but it really grew on me. It's a perfect beer to drink on the first 80 degree day of the Spring. Nicely done!

 

 

 

 

Dusty pyrite in color with a very bright white. Aroma is big and bold overripe pineapple. Bright citrus, oranges and lemon; the aroma is compelling in its austerity. Taste follows through with tropical citrus and grapefruit. Ventures into some dark vinous fruit like huckleberry or boysenberry that still has an herbal/woodsy quality like it was fresh picked. Fresh pine, spruce tips, sourdough like malt. Light, refreshing brew. Nice acidity level that's not overbearing but refreshes the palate. For a non-NE, but still hazy IPA it's very good.