Hardywood Tropication IPA 7.5% Canned in September, mellow brassy gold with a rich fruity aroma. Quite full bodied with a decent fruity flavor. A bit long in the tooth but still good.

Deep copper and bronze coloured body with a very thick, three to four centimetre tall light tan head that is very fluffy and stays afloat for a long time. Aroma of pine, flowers, candy sugar, light malt with a light bitterness from hops, but not very strong and not dry-hopped like a West Coast IPA. Medium-bodied; Pungent, grassy and herbal note at first with some of the candy sugar and soft floral hop notes do show through, but almost no pine, hops or bitterness available at all - quite subdued and dry, but the malt and sugars show more than any hops - especially piney or West Coast types. Aftertaste is dry, malty, almost nutty, with a large sweetness and again, theoretically no real hop flavours and nothing worthwhile to contribute to the style. Overall, a pretty bad example of the style - frankly, it was NOT a West Coast IPA, and not even an IPA - at most it was an APA - and even then, still showed more malt and sugars than hops. Definitely passable and not worth grabbing, even if the name sounds good - which is what I thought! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia on 28-April-2020 for US$5,29, canned on 22-January-2020, sampled at my house here in Washington on 03-May-2020.

[12oz stubby bottle from Beer52.] A hazy pale amber pour with a billowing cream head; malty aroma; sharp citrus taste, rather sour; then grapefruit to finish. Quite nasty.

Relatively hazy, but slightly clear golden, orange, peach and light copper coloured body with a thin, single centimetre tall off-white and tan head. Aroma of citrus, grass, flowers, alcohol, light malt and a dash of stone fruits with a splash of sugars - mainly from fructose, but robust throughout, with a good deal of hop bitterness, of course. Medium to Full-bodied; Rich, almost creamy flavour at first, with a lot of fruit flavours that hit with the citrus, grapefruit and stone fruits, but also a floral and light grassy bite, with some reserved hop bitterness, but very supportive malt backbone, showing a lot of alcohol and light but soft sweetness from fruit and jam. Aftertaste is clean, relatively straight-forward, but deep, robust, bitter, fruity and showing quite a bit of alcohol and astringency, as expected (with 8,0 per cent alcohol). Overall, a solid Imperial-ish IPA as an East Coaster (not a New England) that hits the hop and bitter notes right, while being robust and deep. Good to try, especially very fresh! I sampled this sixteen ounce can, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 17-April-2020 for US$2,99 sampled at my house here in Washington, a few blocks away, only five days later on 22-April-2020.

Hardywood Bourbon Cru Bourbon BA Quad 12% 18 IBU This was amber brown with little foam but a rich plum/raisins, sweet malts aroma that’s classic quad. The fairly full body delivers more of the same with added richness and a woodsy sweet bourbon finish. Incredibly smooth with no hint of the ABV but you definitely feel it afterwards. Well done and I’m not a big quad guy.

Can from a local Total Wine. Poured a slightly hazy golden yellow color with a small, off-white head. Aroma was nice citrus, tangerines, tropical fruits. Lots of vitamin C here. Orange zest, creamy vanilla, light sweetness. I joked that it was kind of same-same with other hazy, juicy beers, but still is a great beer.

Tight bubbly white head stayed on an unclear light amber body. Well balanced aroma with a lightly spiced hit. Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a prickle down the throat. Malt forward with pine, resin, grapefruit, pith & caramel with a long tangy finish. Excellent West Coast

Hardywood VIPA Virgindia Pale Ale 5.2% Bright copper color with a decent amount of foam and the aroma on first whiff was alright from this beer that’s almost a year old. Once you take a sip you don’t get any of the tropical/juicy notes the label promises, the hops have faded a lot leaving generic bitter pine. Served cold it’s a very middle of the road pale ale/IPA that’s obviously past its prime. Still drinkable though.

Past it’s prime but drinkable. It reminds me of the first imported IPAs I had ages ago in Japan. Pine and caramel on a medium to full body.

Bottle from Beer52. Golden-amber with a white head and a light fizz. Lemony citrus with mild pine and a little butterscotch. Mild to moderate bitterness with the right amount of sweetness to balance. Reasonably crisp and clean. It's fine but forgettable; it's a fairly standard old school IPA, pleasant and drinkable but with nothing to make it stand out or be memorable in any way.