181. Guggman Haus Brewing Co. (Indianapolis, IN) - Azacca’s Secret

“We’ve collaborated with Black Circle Brewing Co. for the latest IPA in our experimental series. Azacca’s Secret offers a medium body with flavors of ripe pear, sweet orange and passion fruit, with an aroma of peach, apple, strawberry and mango. For the first time, we’ve highlighted Vic Secret and Azacca hops along with a more fruit-forward yeast that creates a hybrid between the appearance of an American IPA and taste of a New England IPA.”

The description makes it sound like more of a Guggman Haus joint than a Black Circle joint, but I don’t know how these collaborations work—whether it’s Lennon-McCartney or McCartney-Lennon, you know what I mean? I picked it up in an aluminum crowler at Black Circle earlier this week. I don’t taste any specific kind of fruit on its own, but it’s definitely a fruit-forward IPA, with a lingering sweetness and moderate bite (7.7%)—both of which are a little heavy for me, but not really bad.