![]() The palate is very watery and borders on fizzy water with some light bready malts, floral, piney hops, and a slightly fruity flavor.įrom my notes: “It does its job but does it without adding much excitement.” There are slight aromas of wet grass and some floral hops, but not much else. There’s not much going on with this beer’s nose. The finish was light and fruity with just the right amount of hop bitterness. Then after taking a drink, it moved into notes of tangerine, caramelized pineapple, wet grass, peach, bready malts, and maybe a hint of melon. Taste 4 Christopher OsburnĪ complex nose of citrus zest, wet grass, ripe pineapple, and slight pine met me before my first sip. There are flavors of resinous pine, grapefruit, tangerine, and some bready malts.Ī decent, albeit muted session IPA. Sipping it didn’t reveal much more flavor. That’s where it starts and that’s where it ends. There is a distinct pine aroma with a little citrus zest and floral hops. This beer definitely smells more like an IPA than some of the beers on this list. Let’s get our session on! Part 1: The Taste What better way to finally find out which session IPA stands tall among them? There are quite a few on the market and many of them are very similar. ![]() The subtle, refreshing, balance of malt and hops and easy drinkability makes the session IPA a great choice for a blind taste test. ![]() It’s a crapshoot out there when it comes to nailing down a clear throughline. Some session IPAs might be bigger hop bombs than your average pale ale while others might lean more into the malts. The thing is, this all varies massively depending on the brewer’s whims. ![]() Session IPAs, specifically, are lighter and less filling than a majority of other IPA styles and tend to be balanced and a little less bitter, while still having a bit of a floral, hop bite. This subset of the larger IPA universe are the sorts of beers you’ll continue drinking straight into the scorching summer months - especially since these beers are generally five percent or lower (which is what makes them “sessionable”). These brews really lean into the lighter aspects of IPAs ,while still holding onto the bigger hop flavor profiles. A session IPA might be the all-time best style to offer you an early spring break from darker, maltier beers after a long winter. ![]()
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