Fog Breaker IPA from Anchor Brewing

About 20 years ago I drank a fair amount of Anchor Steam Beer. Anchor Brewing from San Francisco was one of the early craft brewers, with a history going back to the California Gold Rush. There's a lot of things that Anchor does differently, as you can read at this link:
https://www.anchorbrewing.com/brewery/our_craft
But, let's move on to today's beer:
Fog Breaker's hue is what I call a ripe-pineapple color. It poured with a two-finger cottony white head. There's 6.8% ABV, which translates to a little bit of a kick, but not an overwhelming alcohol content. The 49 IBUs are not excessive for an India Pale Ale, but it's still a respectable level of hoppiness. (I have previously commented on the tendency for virtually anything with a decent amount of hops to be called an IPA, when it might be more realistically classed as simply a Pale Ale) The hops impart a one-two bitterness punch, pine notes, as well as hints of tropical/citrus.

This is a solid example of the style, but doesn't really stand out from the crowd. But let's call that a good thing - brewers are so intent on making their ales unique, adding flavorings and adjuncts that they neglect the underlying "beer-ness". I'll give it 6.5/10 on the IGB scale.