IPA No. 3

IPA No. 3 comes from Hamilton, Ontario, where it is brought into being by the brew artists at Collective Arts Brewing. Sold in teal 473mL cans with a cubist look, the beer checks in at 7.1%. This Ontarian IPA is brewed using both Citra and Crystal hops. It has a cloudy, dull orange aspect and pours under a bright eggshell foam.

No. 3 has a juicy, fruit-forward aroma that suggests grapefruit bitterness. It's flavour is packed with tropical notes, built above a dank and resin-focused bitterness.

 

The beer works well enough, although I found it to be a bit too sweet for comfort. To get to the next level, its bitterness would need an amping up, and its juicy fruit sweetness a dimming. However, it was still excellently strong and, incongruously, very easy to drink. Given the sugar content apparent in this beer, I'd expect it to be a hangover magnet if enjoyed in significant quantities. However, a can or two go down fluidly and with few complaints. I like what Collective Arts is doing with its IPAs, and I found No. 3 to be a pretty solid entry, though not as engaging as some others in the series.

Rating: 7.0 out of 10.