Collective Arts IPA No. 6

Next in Collective Arts’ series of India Pale Ales, IPA No. 6 is a 6.7% alcohol beer brewed with peach and using Amarillo and Wai-Iti hops. The beer comes backed in 473mL cans that feature what looks like a very mellow sloth in meditation.

The beer is a milky orange number. It pours with a sudsy foam of white head. No. 6 has a slightly tart creamsicle nose. The ale starts out with a thin peach herbal tea vibe—sweet, but a bit tangy. The back end picks up a bit of steam, but the beer never really gets into full IPA mode. The strength is solid, but there is a dearth of bitterness.

When you make a series with multiple and varied takes on a style, they inevitably won’t all be winners. No. 6 has some good attributes, but overall, I found it thin-bodied and wanting in IBUs.

Rating: 6.5 out of 10.