![]() But not only is this a session IPA, but it’s also a light beer. With a name like “Slightly Mighty,” you wouldn’t be wrong expecting a big flavor out of this session IPA. 7) Dogfish Head Slightly Mighty Dogfish HeadĪverage Price: $11 for a six-pack The Beer: It’s just a little more muted than some drinkers might be expecting. Overall, a decent, mildly watery beer.Īs expected, this session West Coast IPA has all of the flavors IPA fans crave. The finish is hoppy, piney, and lightly bitter. The palate has a little more substance with a sweet malty backbone propped up by more citrus peels and pine. ![]() Grapefruit and pine are prevalent and not much else. The nose is classic West Coast IPA, albeit a little muted. In fact, we enjoy its All Day West Coast with its malt backbone and aromatic, flavorful hops. This beer is so popular that it’s opened the door for a slew of different “All Day” beers. There are few session IPAs more well-known than Founders All Day IPA. 8) Founders All Day West Coast FoundersĪverage Price: $10 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans They’re all under 5% ABV, but each is still high in flavor and has the hoppy flavor and aroma IPA fans crave. To help you out, we’ve listed and ranked eight of the best, reasonably easy-to-find session IPAs available today. Wouldn’t you rather grab a low-ABV hoppy thirst quencher on a hot summer day than something higher in ABV and generally heavier anyway? We know we would. These beers are also usually lighter in body, not as filling, and oftentimes very crushable. There’s also a place for IPAs with slightly lower alcohol by volume, but just as much flavor as many of its higher ABV counterparts.įor the uninitiated, the beer term “session” is used to reference a beer at our below 5% ABV. Sure, there’s a time and place for those epic West Coast bangers and double dry-hopped hazies. I don’t have more tasting notes because nothing about it was terribly memorable, which isn’t great, but it isn’t bad either.Ī year from now, when I’m hopefully at a huge post-pandemic Super Bowl party dipping tortilla chips into a homemade chili dip, meeting new babies and trying to avoid that one close talker while grabbing a local craft beer out of a cooler, I probably won’t remember much of anything about it, or the game.Just because you enjoy IPAs, this doesn’t mean you always want to crack open a beer with 7.5-10% ABV every time. Kirkland Citra Hops Session IPA is a commercialized version of craft that perfectly matched the mood of the game. Unoffensive and seemingly designed to appeal just a little bit to every beer drinker without offending anyone. Just like that it was halftime, and the beer was gone. Kind of like the Chiefs’ hopes at becoming a dynasty, am I right? What happened to my beer? It just sort of disappeared. Mahomes’ pre-game three-piece suit attire kind of makes me want to wear a suit, but not if it means taking off this fleece onesie. I wonder what Twitter is thinking about this game.Timeout? Why are they calling timeouts?.Time to flip the potatoes and shake the pan of roasted veggies. Andy Reid’s face mask looks like a homemade undergarment.We need food ( takes beer and phone into the kitchen).There is a sweetness to this beer that I don’t dislike.Did you see that nonsense about her ponytail? Congrats to the first female Super Bowl ref, Sarah Thomas.“Brewed & Bottled by Hopfen Und Malz Brewing Co., San Jose, California.” Googling. ![]()
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