Style: IPA (Hazy)

ABV: 7.4

95/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 19
Mouthfeel: 4

Surly Brewing Company Drips & Drops

What the brewers say

“Splashes down with hellacious haze. Drenched in Sabro, Amarillo, Mosaic, and Citra hops.”

What our panel thought

“Fantastic hop character from start to finish. Prominent pineapple, grapefruit hops. Nice notes of guava, passion fruit, ripe mango. A bit light in body; tropical and grapefruit pith flavors dominate. Fairly bitter finish works well with the hop aroma and flavor. Almost chewy with a rich creamy mouth, but not particularly sweet.”

What our editors thought

“Pineapple peach with a punch of guava in the nose. Only lightly hazy, a zippy tropical-fruit pith bitterness gives the fruit a lean edge and reserved energy.”

Review printed in: The IPA Issue: Cold IPA, New West Coast, Hop Saturation & More (August-September 2022) (View All Issues)


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Surly Todd the Axe Man

Aroma: “Citrus, lemon and orange mostly, along with some pine, candied peach, and candied orange. It’s slightly woody and fairly minty on retronasal. Some spiciness.” Flavor: “Lemony, but some grapefruit pith, too. Some resinous pine. Sharp bitterness locks onto the tongue and lasts forever. Some hops astringency. Fairly dry all the way through. Aggressive hops are accentuated by the sharp carbonic acid bite.” Overall: “A strong West Coast thing. A throwback to the early days of American strong IPAs.”

King Harbor Brewing Co Between the Devil and the Deep

“Coconut hop profile sideswipes right up next to citrus pith both in the nose and flavor. Beautiful and pillowy soft body; delicate sweetness underlies a mix of tropical hop character. Understated, but very well crafted and balanced.”

Live Oak Brewing Co Gold

Clean, hay-like malt aroma with fresh floral hop notes, lightly soapy. The sip is crisp, clean, with gentle Noble hop character, slowly becoming more assertive in the finish. Misses the mark on snappy bitterness. Agreeable, crushable. Simple yet supreme craftsmanship.

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