Pineapple Express IPA
Draught Works Brewery in Missoula, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.81
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Our infamous Pineapple Express IPA is by far one of our fan favorites! The moment we run out we are always receiving the question of when will it be back, and though it is a seasonal, we are always trying to keep it in rotation. Today, I got a little insight from our brewers to understand the when, where, and why process of adding the fruit flavors to this delectable beer.
Obviously, Pineapple Express is brewed as an IPA and at selective points we add the fruit puree. The fruit puree that we use is 100% fruit, and why we use the puree is because they extract out all the seeds, and pits and the stuff we don’t want in the beer. It saves us time, but also ensures that we don’t accidentally add additional parts of the fruit into the brewing process.
The fruit is added after primary fermentation, on the cold side of the brew, so as not to strip any of the fruit flavors from the beer, but also to compliment the hops without masking the fruit aromas.
This beer is one of our prized possessions, and is definitely a seasonal we try to bring back more often than not!
Obviously, Pineapple Express is brewed as an IPA and at selective points we add the fruit puree. The fruit puree that we use is 100% fruit, and why we use the puree is because they extract out all the seeds, and pits and the stuff we don’t want in the beer. It saves us time, but also ensures that we don’t accidentally add additional parts of the fruit into the brewing process.
The fruit is added after primary fermentation, on the cold side of the brew, so as not to strip any of the fruit flavors from the beer, but also to compliment the hops without masking the fruit aromas.
This beer is one of our prized possessions, and is definitely a seasonal we try to bring back more often than not!
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a can at Leeks Marina. Pours a hazy copper with an off white head. Aromas are of dank hay. Flavors are bitter citrus
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2021
at 12:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Crisp copper coloured body with a bronze glow and a bit of a peach tint, all with a nice two to three centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of crisp grain, light hoppy bitterness and a touch of a tropical fruit bite showing some pineapple and mangoes, as well as some oranges and flowers towards the end. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive grassy and floral hops with a dash of tropical fruits, light bitterness from the alpha acids and a bit more malt than expected with some biscuity notes and light grain coming through at the finish. Aftertaste is dry with some light citrus notes, a tiny bit of mangoes and pineapple notes, but more of the floral and perfumey hop characteristics that don't show too much bitterness, stacked up on top of some more substantial malts. Overall, a nice enough IPA that shows more like a plain West Coast IPA than anything else, as the tropical notes aren't too strong, but the malt hits hard for the duration. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Super One Foods in Kalispell, Montana on 26-July-2020 for US$1,67 sampled in my hotel room here in Missoula, Montana on 28-July-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2020
at 16:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Draught Works, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with tropical fruits upfront, with citrus hops, and biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with citrus hops, some tropical notes, and biscuity malt. Tropical and bitter finish. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2019
at 23:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
12 oz can from a six pack. 12 days old. Aroma is grain, faint pineapple, faint caramel. Pours clear new penny copper with a one finger bone-white head with decent retention and lace. Taste is moderately bitter, a tad boozy, a bare hint of pineapple which provides faint tartness, finishing dry and bitter. Perfect mouthfeel. Not bad, but pretty underwhelming compared to the other two beers I've had from this brewery, their flagship IPA and their pale ale. They could have put way more pineapple in this and I would be happier.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Apr 2018
at 04:45