Pipe works If The Shoe Fits West Coast Style India Pale Ale with Waimea and Cryo Simcoe.
7% ABV, Pipeworks Brewing, Chicago, IL.
Clear with a slight chill haze, bright golden hue, slim white head.
In the nose: soft citrus and pine.
In the mouth: nice bitterness up front, but not as brittle and dry as I’d like. I’m not up on my Waimea, and I’m not thoroughly well versed on cryo and what it’s supposed to do, but there are some undefinable flavors that don’t quite match what I look for in a West Coast IPA. Light bodied, easy drinking, just enough bitterness, but doesn’t really deliver.
