Sessionable IPA Review in this Weekend's WSJ

[Longboard]

The style is growing in popularity, most are nice and hoppy but only around 4.5% ABV and around 150 calories/12 oz. Good Summertime alternative to the 7.2's and above.




http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/a-kinder-shade-of-pale-ale-1403801453

 

[Abide]

English style, glad its catching on back there. Lately I have been prefering a lower alcohol content too. Which is tough as I think Belgium has a law preventing brewers from producing anything under 7.5%.
On another funny note, over here the alcoholic hoppy American style IPA's are catching on, even in the UK well at least at the few micro's I have tried.

 

[Tristan]

I dunno, kind of undecided on these 'light' IPAs. I've had the Founders all day ipa, and the Stone Levitation Ale, and another one I forget. They're ok once I get past the first taste where I'm expecting a normal tasting IPA and its like wtf is this? lol. Its like all of the hops, in water. But like I said after the first couple sips and I reset my mindset, its ok. But just ok. If I want a little less alcohol I prefer just to have a lager, and a hoppy lager works well if I'm in the bitter mood.