Monday, July 05, 2021

401. Urban Chestnut Brewing Company (St. Louis, MO) - STLIPA

“We pronounce it ‘sta-leep-ah”; you pronounce it how you like. STLIPA, which is the acronym for St. Louis India Pale Ale, is actually a DIPA (Double or Imperial IPA, double the stats of a traditional IPA). It showcases prominent grapefruit, pine, and floral hop aroma and a sufficient malt backbone to balance the hop bitterness. We hope it’s one you’ll include in your set of favorite DIPA’s from one of the best beer cities in the world St. Louis.”

It’s rich and sweet, like honey and pine sap, but the grapefruit doesn’t make itself known until it warms up a bit—at which point it makes its 8%-ness known as well. This beer is well executed, but it’s a little too heavy for me.

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