Brewery – March First
Beer – Denali IPA
Style – IPA
ABV – 6%
IBUs – 55

Pours amber with a creamy head. Citrusy, piney, and floral on the nose, while pineapple and notes of honey tantalize the palate. This India Pale Ale makes for a very sessionable beer.

Every brewery needs an IPA, even if you’re a brewery in Cincinnati that has the unique focus of lagers, ciders and booze (yeah… there’s a lot to come from March First) and this is that IPA for them.  It’s not the biggest IPA on the block, nor is the smallest most sessionable one either. What it is, though is a solid, drinkable, tasty IPA – exactly what it’s supposed to be.

My Thoughts on March First Denali IPA

The beer pours a nice copper color with a thick bubbly light tan head that forms extremely sticky thick lacing on the glass as you drink it down.

Aromas are full of pine, resin and some citrus – but the slightly sweet resin aroma is first and foremost for me.

This beer really shines in its flavor – which is packed full of thick bitter hop notes.  There is a light honey taste, which I’m not sure I would have picked up on had they not pointed it out in their description – but now that they have I can’t not taste it.  I mentioned it above, but this strikes me as a good, solid, big bodied IPA.  I’m surprised that the ABV is only at 6%, as this drinks more like a beer that sits a little higher than that.

I dig this… if you’re looking for a good solid go-to IPA, put this on your list!