Philly Special
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Appearance: Pours a lightly hazed, golden-hued body with an inch of gently receding, white foam.

Smell: Fruity, floral, tropical nose of citrus, faint pineapple and a little guava soothed with some subtle raw grain hints.

Taste: Modestly malty, like an easy-going, restrained pils given a little cushioning of wheat and oats, though not so much to really get things gloopy or particularly hazy. Citrusy tangerine and lime with some little additions of fruit juices. Medium bitterness. Pleasant acidity. Closes out citrusy, smooth.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Overall: While featuring some inclusions of wheat and oat, it is not a big, bold NEIPA. Still, it's a well-built, citrusy, pleasing IPA.

 

Had this over the weekend at the Rehoboth Beach, DE location.

A - Very hazy medium tan color with very sticky cotton candy-like lacing.

S - Nose is light, delicate, and with tropical fruit.

T - Grainy malt base with light tropical fruit over the top. Light resiny tropical fruit hoppiness with light pine bitterness on the finish. The fruity resin starts to build as I work through the beer.

M - Big medium body.

O - Glad to have tried this but wouldn't experience again.

 

 

Had a can from IH Dewey Beach

 

Draught in Center City: On the board as a Philly (with NE crossed out) IPA. This one pours a milky straw yellow color. There was a small white head and a fair amount of lacing. Good nose. Tropical orange and other citrus notes. The taste is good. Somewhat juicy orange and tropical flavors.

 

On tap at Iron Hill in Rehoboth

 

Poured from a 16oz can into pint glass in May 2019. There is a canned date of 4/16/2019 on the can.

Appearance: Medium gold color with 2-finger white head. As with other American IPAs, it is very hazy. Head is thick with fine bubbles that last a few minutes, and there is nice lacing.

Smell: Strong aroma of pine and citrus, as well as some sweetness like pineapple. There is some hop bitterness as well.
Overall the citrus aroma dominates the other aromas.

Taste: Very good taste. There is a typical hops and citrus flavor but with some sweetness as well. This is not as bitter as some other IPAs, but it not sweet. It has a nice after taste. Overall a nice balance and very drinkable.

Mouthfeel: Light to Medium bodied. Medium alcohol which matches the 6.7% listed.

This is a very good and different IPA. It has a nice mix of citrus, hops, and other flavors, which makes it interesting. I like the overall balance, and that the citrus flavors are pronounced but do not dominate the flavor. I would buy this again.

 

Pours a hazy golden color with a modest head.
Fruity aroma with notes of stone fruit, peach and nectarine. Additional aromas of citrus fruit and pear, along with faint notes of sweet grass.
Opens slightly sweet and juicy but with a semi dry palate overall. Flavors of pine and light peppery hops, citrus peel, lemon, peach and dry cracker malt.
Medium bodied and crisp yet semi smooth. The carbonation is moderate and the finish is dry with a light bitterness.
Listed as an APA on this site, however, the can labels it an IPA. It feels like an IPA hybrid between West Coast and NEIPA. Solid and drinkable.