Deschutes Handup IPA

Deschutes Handup IPA.
6.5 % ABV. 65 IBU.
Deschutes Brewing, Bend, OR.

Here's another one from a sampler pack, which I have been turning to more and more often. Others in the pack included such standbys as Black Butte porter, Obsidian stout, and Fresh Squeezed IPA, all of them always enjoyable. So, I had 11 bottles to down before I got to the one I needed to review.

Lightly hazed, bright yellow, slim white head atop.

In the nose: Citrus and pine play it nice and cool.

In the mouth: Blast of bitterness up front, waves of citrusy hop flavor (Amarillo, Azacca, & Centennial), lemon, orange, splash of grapefruit, ending on the dry side. Nice and crisp and lively.
Medium bodied, light malt flavors, a hop explosion. Slightly prickly, deliciously bitter.

IPA just the way I like it.

West coast IPA with light malt character, bright hop flavor and aroma. Grab a hoppy trackside Handup IPA and keep cranking across citrusy fields of floral hop flavor and tropical aromas to a crisp, dry finish.