Hex Bolt IPA
Industrial Arts Brewing Company - Beacon

12oz can from Shaffer's BBQ. Hazy golden pour, small white foamy head. Citrusy aroma, floral notes. Taste is grapefruity, light, earthy, aromatic, zesty.

Nice to see an IPA with great clarity like this one. It's not traditional in that it focuses on a juice-forward flavor and taste profile, but I love the appearance. The aroma abundant tropical fruit notes and the taste has a sweet, fruit-juice character. Slight sweetness, well-placed bitterness in the hind-taste, along with a wonderful aftertaste. Medium-full in body and very satisfying. I enjoyed this.

 

Poured from a pint can into a pint glass. One finger white head over a pale yellow body of beer, semi translucent. Some nice effervescence, and decent lacing as the beer is consumed. A hoppy aroma, with a strong hops flavor followed by the expected bitterness - very much a West Coast style IPA. The bitterness lingers on the tongue.

 

 

On tap at The Village Tavern in Geneseo, NY.

This one pours a fairly hazy golden orange color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This one smells like tropical and fruity hops, with a little bit of bitterness.

There’s melon, orange, and peach all over this one, with a clean, slightly spicy and dank bitterness on it.

This is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and very drinkable.

Industrial Arts is just really good at cranking out huge batches of great IPA these days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straw yellow in color with vibrant white head. Decent lacing. Nose is very much citrus. Taste was less that impressive, but still ok. Not much bitterness. Mostly just an ok beer.

 

Hol up- this is not one of Industrial's hazies. So don't get some expecting that.

It's basically Just as advertised. Bright ("clean") in coloration and in taste. Light maltiness. Moderate carbonation with a lingering head. Just hoppy enough to be called an IPA - very drinkable. Nice light mouthfeel. It's something between Tools of the Trade and Power Tools.