De Donder - Rye IPA

Clear dark golden with a lasting, small, frothy, off-white head. Aroma of rye, orange peel, bitter mango, pink grapefruit, dank onion, breadcrust, pine, green banana, pepper. Taste is light fruity sweet, notes of apple & pear & vague estery banana, a bit bready & yeasty; quickly leading to a medium hoppy bitter core that brings mango, grapefruit, rye & pepper with some sourish lime & wheat for balancing. Dryish, piney hoppy finish, a bit floral, some dank onion, more grapefruit & rye. Medium body, slick-oily texture, lively carbonation. The brewer told us he wanted to make an uncompromising American-style IPA, and not the next 'Belgian hoppy blonde'. Well, he did it, nice one.