Sessionable IPA/Pale Ales. Opinions?

Calma Muerta @ Pinthouse Pizza definitely falls into this category. Pick yourself up a growler of it and enjoy.

 

Sessionable beers are a must in the TX summer. I love the All Day, as well. My absolute favorite beer right now is Hops and Grain's The One They Call Zoe. Its a lager, but it has a strong enough hop profile to appeal to IPA drinkers.

 

Goose Island Honkers Ale is only 4.3%. I think it's around and available, although I don't remember seeing it too often. Years ago, I loved this stuff but have no idea how it tastes now.

 

Calma Muerta and Zoe are both great beers. Look for Austin Beer Works Half IPA when it is released. I think it is going to be the next Heavy Machinery, and it is a winner.

 

I'd try some of the Pillsners available. Hans Pils is plenty hoppy for me.

 

I couldnt of said it any better. I tried Zoe last night and i cant believe how much i liked it.
It almost has a IPA kind of taste to it but without the bitterness of being excessively hopped. Its now my new summer beer. I'll be going to HEB and stocking up on it this weekend.
If i was given this without knowing what it was, there is no way i would of ever guessed it is a lager.

 

Later this month, Austin Beerworks should be debuting their second canned release of Heavy Machinery called Half IPA. It's going to be a sessionable IPA with around 4% ABV. I'm sure it will also be delicious knowing their track record. Sounds right up your alley.

 

i sure in the hell hope it is better than All Day IPA.

 

If you go the Pils route, the Deep Ellum rye pils isn't so bad. And I think its 4.3%

 

We'll be canning up the Half IPA towards the end of this week, so it'll probably hit stores the week after. It's 5.5%ABV, so I'd hesitate to call it a session IPA. It's more of an American Pale Ale with the dry hop schedule of a DIPA (citra and amarillo).

 

5.5% May be considered sessionable to some. Usually I think of <5% as a session beer! Is it going to be exclusively distributed in Austin or will it make its way down to Houston? Sounds pretty tasty.

 

considering just about everything i drink is 8-11% I would consider 5.5 sessionable.
And i second what he asked. Will it make it's way to Houston?

 

Right now ABW does not distribute to Houston on any kind of regular basis. Check in on Cottonwood every once in a while though...

 

Yeah good call, Cottonwood is the only place I've seen it outside of a trip to Austin.

 

The Heavy Machinery cans say specifically "Only Available in Austin"



That said, the DIPA made on on tap at Cottonwood. I'd expect to see the rest there as well.

 

Then I need to hit up my Austin contacts then. Yeah, I had this the day Cottonwood tapped it.