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Featherweight Session IPA

Boxing Bear Brewing Co.
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🌍 United States · Session IPA · One of 31 Session IPAs in hopIQ

A 4.7% session IPA from Albuquerque that refuses to feel diluted — the hops deliver classic West Coast tropical and citrus, with a light pine-resin edge. The malt body stays out of the way, letting grapefruit, mango and passion fruit take the front seat. Bronze at GABF 2017 in the session IPA category — a hard category to place in because there's less alcohol to hide behind.

ABV
4.7%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter20 IBU
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
golden6
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AWARDS

Bronze · 2017
Great American Beer Festival 2017
Session India Pale Ale
Gold · 2018
North American Beer Awards 2018
★Bronze — Great American Beer Festival 2017 (Session India Pale Ale)
★Gold — North American Beer Awards 2018
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led

Beer DNA

Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Session IPA.
Hop character
citrusy
hoppy
tropical
juicy
piney
Fermentation & yeast
fruity
clean
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About Session IPA

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Session IPA?

IPAs are hop-forward ales with 5.5–7.5% ABV and IBU 40–70+. Bold hop aroma — citrus, tropical, resinous — with firm bitterness and a dry, clean finish.

Finding a similar Session IPA

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same citrusy, fruity, tropical character as Featherweight Session IPA will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Featherweight Session IPA

Serve at 7–10°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve well-chilled. Session IPAs are at their best cold — the lower ABV means less warmth to balance the hops.

Tulip glass
Recommended for this style

The curved shape concentrates hop aromas and supports a thick head. Essential for aromatic ales and IPAs where the nose is half the experience.

Drink fresh. Session IPAs are brewed to be consumed young — the hops are at their best now.

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