So 2 down 4 to go. Probably not all tonight. You can’t really be objective after too long.

Withens IPA (red bottle top) headlines as light and hoppy.

Bottle notes say: “… the bottle is a light version of the traditional IPA. Withens is steeped with Cascade hops, which gives the beer a refreshing floral aroma with hints of spice, citrus and orange.”

The recommendation as before is to rest it for 24 hours and then pour it until the sediment reaches the neck of the bottle. But you know I won’t do that. Mind you – in hindsight there is a lot of sediment in this IPA – A LOT !!!

Verdict: citrusy! Wasn’t expecting that in the IPA. Makes me want to look into what qualifies an ale as an IPA.

This bottle is 3.9% and seems very familiar to many of the citrusy Booze on the Ouse ales we had a few weeks ago.

I have to say too much citrus doesn’t cut it for me – but the growing number of citrusy ales out there might suggest I am in the minority.

This is 3rd of the 3 bottles so far. It doesn’t resemble an IPA and I won’t worry too much about hunting it down.

This ranks 2-3 out of 5. It’s ok – just not as good as the other 2.