Let’s Go Exploring IPA

Waiting for a pal, I had some time to kill at Toronto’s Eastbound Brewing Co., so I bought a 16oz pour of their Let’s Go Exploring IPA. At 6.1%, LGE was a bit understrength for the style. It was a hazy orange-gold ale that turned up with a crown of sudsy white and an aroma rich in tangerine. The flavour was equally citrus-oriented, with orange elements in spades. The beer finished with a dusting of bitterness, but without the crackle I was hankering for.

Let’s Go Exploring was a decent IPA—nice flavour, but limited boozy ballast and a surfeit of hops. Closer to a pale ale than an IPA, had this beer been classed differently, I might have been more generous.

Rating: 7.0 out of 10.