Thursday, May 22, 2014

Goose Island Endless IPA

Since there isn't any law, like the German Beer Purity Laws, to govern how brewers describe their offerings, you can call a beer anything you want to. With the proliferation of so-called sessionable IPA's, my point is illustrated. 35 IBU's is hardly in the India Pale Ale category in my estimation (there regular IPA clocks in at 55 IBU's) but more like a pale ale. Despite the ambiguity of the name, it's not a bad beer. Crisply refreshing, with a surprising hop bite, with an almost minty character, rather than the more common grapefruit or pine notes. Some citrus: orange and lemon peel. Overall, worth a try, it just doesn't live up to the label.

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