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White Rhino IPA

White Rhino Brewing
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🌍 India · American IPA · One of 386 American IPAs in hopIQ

North India's benchmark IPA — a bold West Coast–style with citrus, tropical fruit and pine resin. White Rhino IPA is the beer that proved Gurugram's craft scene could produce world-class hop-forward beer. The firm bitterness and dry finish make it one of the most satisfying IPAs brewed on the subcontinent.

ABV
6.5%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Resinous hop bitterness
SRM
golden8
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How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Dry and assertively bitter.

The grain stays in the background so every note the beer offers can come from the hops.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another American IPA.
Hop character
citrusy
hoppy
piney
resinous
tropical
Fermentation & yeast
fruity
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for White Rhino IPA

Appearance

Pale golden color with excellent clarity and a tight white head that builds quickly and clings to the glass with fine, persistent lacing. Carbonation is lively and sustained, rising in steady streams through the body.

pale goldenbrilliant claritytight white headcrisp carbonation

Aroma

The nose leads with bright citrus and grapefruit zest, layered beneath resinous pine and herbal hop character. Supporting notes of tropical stone fruit—mango and passionfruit—emerge beneath the assertive Edelhopfen profile, with a clean malt foundation that does not compete.

citrus zestpine resintropical fruitherbaceous hops

Taste

Entry is crisp and hop-forward, with a firm bittering structure that builds across the mid-palate without harshness. Citrus and pine flavors dominate, underpinned by a dry, grainy malt backbone that provides ballast. The finish is clean and increasingly desiccating, with a lingering resinous bite.

assertive bitternessdry palatecitrus and pineclean malt backbone

Finish

A long, satisfying dry finish with residual bitterness and resinous hop character fading gradually. No sticky sweetness or heat remains.

dry finishpersistent bitternessclean aftertaste
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
82
Appearance
85
Finish
80
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of White Rhino IPA

Serve at 8–11°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 8–11°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

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.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with White Rhino IPA

About American IPA

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a American 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 American IPA

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

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