This American IPA really surprised me.  First off, I've been very disappointed with wheat beers from Samuel Adams, secondly I'm not a big IPA guy; so putting together the two sounds like my version of crap.  However, I was very pleasantly surprised by this concoction.  The mouth-feel was actually the first thing that I noticed and enjoyed, it is different than the mouth-feel that normally accompanies beers from Samuel Adams and it was almost creamy, so nice one.  Secondly, the flavor; it wasn't major-ly bitter, but a smooth sourness that was actually a bit reminiscent of say a Lemonade mixed with beer.  I could see how hard core IPA loving hop heads might be a bit disappointed, but it was smooth, pleasantly sour and although it was a bit fruity, it wasn't so fruity that it turned me off.   Sometimes it did have a bitter bite, like a lemon peel.  But, overall I thought it was a nice, smooth, citrus-y and sour beer with a creamy mouth-feel.  Might not quite fit the American IPA style, but a decent brew nevertheless that I'm very glad I tried.

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Brewery Website

BeerTripper Rating

http://www.samueladams.com/

Alcohol Concentration

5.80

American IPA

Ale