Bowl Rippers 2026 Fresh Hop Hazy IPA
Rhyme and Reason Brewery

Very dank aroma and well-hopped. A bit of hay/grass aroma, maybe a later harvest. Plenty of Nectaron mango, pineapple, and peach. Smells like mango chutney. Lots of grapefruit too. Grapefruit and pineapple are more pronounced in the body, with less emphasis on the peach. Still mangoey. Very tropical pulpy juice, but not a heavy beer - lower ABV is a little noticeable. Pale gold haze with a lasting but thin head, some lacing. Not as mindblowing as some of the other IPAs from this hop season, making less use of the freshness. I almost wouldn't know this was fresh hop release without being told aside from the different character to the dank element, but as an IPA, it's fine.