Seasonal Beer Review: Sam Adams Latitude 48 IPA

Anticipation! The Sam Adams Summer syles variety pack is out, with the new India Pale Ale, Latitude 48 a featured performer. I was hoping to be the first review off the blocks, but Beer Advocate beat me! It's a very drinkable IPA (India Pale Ale), but doesn't stint on the hops. The color is a golden amber with a very tall head. The hops settles on the front of the tongue, but doesn't leave any aftertaste. While the Michelob crafts give you a beginner's idea of what a style of beer tastes like, Sam Adams Brewsmaster's Collection Lagers & Ales give you an idea of what they should taste like. There's a slight sweetness from the malt, but it's nicely balanced and not cloying. "Latitude 48" by the way, comes from the hop-growing belt in the northern hemisphere that straddles the north 48 parallel.