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Sans Gluten IPA

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An IPA built without barley: rice, malted buckwheat and white fonio make up the grist, with beet candi sugar for extra fermentables. Pine resin leads, followed by yellow grapefruit and peach, over a thin and dry base that gives the hops nowhere to hide. The bitterness sits mid-range and closes clean and slightly astringent. Brewed since 2025.

ABV
5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter30 IBU
Resinous hop bitterness
SRM
golden8
PaceA Few
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
pineyresinouspeach
piney
resinous
peach
hoppy
citrusy
clean
Aroma
Pine resin dominates the nose with a sharp, botanical presence characteristic of noble hop varieties.
also:tropical
not found:juicy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Sans Gluten IPA

◎ Appearance

Light golden in color with bright clarity and moderate carbonation evident in a delicate bead. The white head is thin but stable, laying down a fine trail of lacing as the beer is consumed. The translucent body reveals the pale grain character without any haze.

light goldenclearfine carbonationthin persistent head

◌ Aroma

Pine resin dominates the nose with a sharp, botanical presence characteristic of noble hop varieties. Underlying notes of yellow grapefruit and peach emerge as the beer opens, accompanied by a subtle tropical fruit note. The gluten-free grain blend—rice, malted buckwheat, and white fonio—provides no perceptible adjunct character, instead allowing the hoppy profile to stand unobstructed.

pine resinnoble hopsgrapefruit citruspeach stone fruit

◐ Taste

The palate opens dry and restrained, with the thin body offering minimal malt sweetness or fullness to cushion the hop expression. Piney, resinous bitterness builds through the mid-palate alongside persistent peach and grapefruit notes, with a fleeting tropical undertone. The 30 IBU sits comfortably mid-range, bitter enough to be assertive without overwhelming; beet candi sugar supplies fermentables without adding perceived sweetness.

dry palatepiney bittercitrus forwardrestrained malt

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and briskly dry, closing with a fine astringent bite that emphasizes the hop resin profile. Aftertaste remains short and crisp, with lingering pine and citrus notes fading quickly to leave the palate cleansed.

clean dry finishastringent biteshort aftertaste
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
82
Taste
80
Appearance
75
Finish
72
Serve at 8–11°C

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

Tulip glass

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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About IPA

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What is a 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 IPA

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