Citrus and the fragrant spice of toasted coriander and bay leaves combined to give a zesty, fruity yet aromatic and complex imperial IPA.
Look: Pours a beautiful golden amber, with thin white head and lacing.
Aroma: Grapefruit and orange, with aromatics of coriander and bay.
Taste: Orange marmalade, with a spicy finish against a caramel body.
Verdict: Big zesty brute of an imperial IPA given an nice aromatic twist by those clever devils at Wiper & True.
This single hop IPA is loaded with oats and Amarillo.
Look: Murky juice-bomb.
Aroma: Citrus zest, with orange and grapefruit.
Taste: Lovely thick, pulpy mouthfeel the oats, big and juicy with a gentle grassy finish.
Verdict: Big on oats, this beer is a great example of the current wave of New England-inspired IPAs.
Citra and Simcoe combine to deliver a DIPA with restrained bitterness in which the juice shines through.
Look: Hazy orange-gold, with a pillowy white head.
Aroma: Oranges, tangerine and mango.
Taste: Full-bodied, with sweet grapefruit, orange zest and a sprinkling of pine needles.
Verdict: Dangerously-drinkable fruit juice.
Thick, juicy easy-drinking DIPA, brewed whilst the team at Gipsy Hill were building their new brew house.
Look: Nice and murky, just like a New England IPA should be.
Aroma: Tropical fruit with a hit of hops.
Taste: Creamy mouthfeel, with orange and pineapple juice and a nice bitter finish.
Verdict: Another great New England IPA Gipsy Hill, following on the heels of Ramblers.
Tropical fruit-laden, mosaic-led DIPA that is smooth with low perceived bitterness the 72 IBUs.
Look: Golden and hazy, with a soft white head.
Aroma: Grapefruit, pine needles and caramel.
Taste: Smooth, thick mouthfeel with mango, mandarin and citrus zest against a toffee malt body.
Verdict: Delicious juice-bomb that you’ll want to drink again and again.
Big juicy hop-bomb, originally brewed in collaboration with North Riding.
Look: Dark gold with a thin white head.
Aroma: Grapefruit, sharpened with lime zest and lots of pine needles.
Taste: Bitter pine resin throughout, with fresh citrus set against a backbone of dark caramel malt.
Verdict: Beautiful marriage of an old school and West Coast DIPA.
Thick as treacle, sitting somewhere between a Double and Imperial IPA (if you perceive a difference) and loaded with bitter hops.
Look: Dark hazy orange with a thin white head.
Aroma: Sweet caramel, with passionfruit and lemon zest.
Taste: Syrupy thick, malty backbone with a massive bitter finish.
Verdict: Serious old-school double IPA that treads the line between smooth and powerful with delicious aplomb.
