West Coast style IPAs are almost a novelty on the east coast these days. All these soft juicy east coast IPAs leave me craving a good ole bitter West Coast style IPA.
So here’s my take on a West Coast IPA. The malt bill consists of 90% Pale Malt, 5% Crystal 20L, 4% Carapils. But that’s not the important part. Here come the hops. 41 IBU of Warrior at T-60, 12 IBU of Cryo Citra in the whirl pool, 1oz Azacca & 1oz Simcoe dry hopped for 3 days, and another 1 oz Azacca in the keg.
The end result?
I’m enjoying the bitter bite and piny/citrus aroma/flavor. This is a pretty good beer, but honestly I had higher expectations. I already know what I want to tweak for the next version 😉