Style: IPA (American Session)

ABV: 4.9

92/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 4

Oskar Blues Brewery Pinner

What the brewers say

“Tropical fruits, citrus juices, pineapple, and spicy berry up front in the flavor and aroma.”

What our panel thought

“Big tropical fruity aroma of pineapple, guava, fruit punch, and orange, with underlying tones of pine in a brilliantly clear beer. A restrained level of lightly citrus, dank, and piney bitterness. Very workman-like—not breaking new ground, but exactly what the drinker expects.”

What our editors thought

“Peach-candy nose is sweet but not too sweet, while the flavor balances with a bright and concise bitterness perfectly scaled to the light body. Feels bigger than its size, but moves nimbly into a quick finish.”

Review printed in: Bright & Juicy & Bitter & Soft IPA (August-September 2021) (View All Issues)


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Oskar Blues Brewery Pinner Throwback IPA

**Aroma:** “Tropical fruit punch, honeydew melon, pineapple, papaya, and vanilla cake frosting. Light malt background— mildly bready. Light grassy finish like a fresh-mown lawn. Complemented by light fruity esters.” **Flavor:** “Vanilla, mint, tropical fruits, and a light caramel malt sweetness make for a unique flavor. Crisp carbonation and a light body deliver refreshment upon which the interesting flavors are layered. Hops bitterness is appropriately firm and completely in balance. Fresh and juicy. Aftertaste features a soft, rounded bitterness. Light but not thin-bodied.” **Overall:** “The vanilla cream aspect makes this one of the more unusual session IPAs out there, but it’s a risk that works well. Tropical fruits add complexity, and the light body makes it refreshing. A fun, unique choice in a eld of homogeneity. Very nice. Very refreshing and crisp.”

Lagunitas Daytime

“Light, fruity aromatics of orange, strawberry, mango with a subtle pine note in the background. Subtle whisp of crackery background creates the canvas for the hops. Aromatics outweigh the flavor. Balanced bitterness is gentle. The finish is clean and crisp.”

Starr Hill Brewery LLC Ramble On Juicy IPA

“Citrus, banana, mango, and guava up front in the aroma, with pine in the background. Taste combines bitter and fruity flavors balanced with malt sweetness and a pungent sweet, sticky, resiny hops element. Definitely on the sweeter side, but really well executed.”

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