Serious India Pale Ales That Won’t Disappoint

American Craft Beer|February 3rd, 2022|

(Courtesy Tröegs Independent Brewing)

February is ON and American craft brewers are addressing the season with a full slate of new IPAs you’re gonna want to chase down.

Trouble Doubled (Hershey, PA) – Just in time to fight the winter doldrums and post-holiday blues, Tröegs Independent Brewing is releasing an interesting spin on its iconic once-a-year Imperial Amber Ale, Nugget Nectar. An uber-limited release built around one of Nugget Nectar’s key ingredients, Simcoe hops, Tröegs Double Nugget Nectar is a 9.5% ABV Imperial Amber Ale with complex notes of apricot, peach rings and juicy orchard fruit.

Paradise For Less (New Orleans, LA) – Urban South Brewery has a new year-round offering that’s both approachable and affordable. Easy-drinking and budget friendly, Urban South Paradise Park Lo-Cal IPA is an uber-flavorful 4% ABV India Pale Ale with a more affordable price point and only 120 calories.

(Courtesy Urban South Brewery)

“As COVID restrictions loosen, events come back online and the world continues to open back up, we wanted to bring our consumers an approachable IPA that is easy on the wallet,” said Kyle Huling, Co-Founder of Urban South Brewery. “At this lower price point and lower ABV, Paradise Park IPA is the perfect New Orleans party beer.

Lemon Haze Stand (Charlotte, NC) – Sycamore Brewing, a family-owned brewery known for its creative packaging and directions, has a new limited release that takes the lemon beer concept in a paradigm-breaking direction. Crafted with dried lemon zest, lemon-flavored hops and copious amounts of lemon puree. Sycamore Super Lemon Haze is a massive 8.8% ABV India Pale Ale with a mild a bitterness and complementing notes of grapefruit, lime, pine, florals and herbs to round things out.

“Our goal for this beer was to create a flavor that’s big, punchy and in your face,” said Sycamore Brewing’s co-owner, Sarah Taylor Brigham. “Each sip provides an explosion of bright lemon citrus that is surely puckering, yet easy to drink and undeniably enjoyable.”