With a plethora of options for tropical and juicy hops nowadays, it's easy to get lost in the fruit punch wars that IPA has become. With Glorious Defeat, we decided to swerve in a different direction; we kept things simple and just paired up Citra (the eponymous orange juice hops) with Simcoe, one of our favorite all-time hops that are steeped in classic Westcoast IPA but also lends itself perfectly to modern Northeast IPA. While Citra can often dominate, Simcoe cuts right through the middle of it like a commemorative sword through butter, melding together to kick up insane aromas and flavors of fresh-squeezed orange juice, passion fruit, Riesling grapes, mango, white grapefruit, pine needles, and lemon zest. Maybe we would describe Glorious Defeat as less of a juice bomb and more of a complex summer spritzer in Hazy IPA form.

Hops: Citra, Simcoe