Patio Project
Beachwood Brewing - Huntington Beach

a clean and light ipa here, expertly crafted and refined, samey with just citra and mosaic on the hop side, but they get a lot out of them, and with the super light malt base the dry hopping really does pop, summery notes of pineapple, orange popsicle, and heady weed, and lemonade, sometimes less can be more, and that is the case with this, real clean, neutral ferment, on the dry side, nice water chemistry evident, and fresh quality ingredients on display. cool to find this on tap too, one of the perks of going to reno is beachwood beer is around a little bit! blonde and frothy headed from the faucet, clear and ever so slightly rich looking, high shine, tons of bubbles. the nose and taste are easily to place as citra and mosaic, a little catty up front, herbal, and then juicy, with meyer lemon, tangerine, and fresh pineapple leading the way, but subtle white grape and pear in play too, biscuity barley in support, pretty basic there. the bitterness is tempered here too for a west coast type, middle of the road, no linger to it, not harsh at all, a bit of snap to the finish but its tidy and quick to drink, not made bold by the bitterness, i think a nice balance overall. this is easy and sort of carefree warm weather ipa, very well executed but less exotic overall than i have come to expect from beachwood in any style, always thankful to be able to drink their stuff!