I’m not sure that there is a more appropriate time to pick up a sampler pack then a good old fashioned family get together. To be honest I’ve never been a big IPA fan. The heavy hops in IPA’s have a very recognizable aroma, flavor but was not typically the taste I was after when Sitting down to enjoy a beer.
The Daytime IPA definitely has a hop flavor but it definitely did not punch me in the nose and throte as hard as other IPS I’ve had in the past.
This definitely could be a beer that I would buy a 6 pack when looking for a causal sipping beer.
Little Sumpin’ when I first popped the top I could smell the hops. Though the taste was not as strong as I was expecting. Not as smooth as the Daytime. Still enjoyable but would not likely head to the beer store looking to pick it up.
Maybe I’m getting tired of the IPA’s but the last of the sampler pack simply named Lagunitas IPA seamed to find a way to stick in the back of my throat to the point that I found my reaching for it, not because I wanted to take a drink but because I opened it and felt like I needed to finish it. I drank all but the last couple swallows.
For someone who wouldn’t intentionally reach for and in reality avoided IPA’s in the past. I enjoyed the Daytime. The other two left me remembering why I didn’t enjoy IPA’s in the past. They seemed thick and sickly bitter. Leaving me reaching for a glass of water.
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