This IPA was the winner of the International Pale Ale category (oops!) at the 2021 Brewers Guild Awards. True to its name, along with NZ and US hops, Garage Project Proper Crisp IPA is partially the product of potato slices added to the mash. Whether it’s the potatoes or some other confluence of magic, the aroma is strikingly bright and clear: a drizzle of clover honey, with intensely lush and ripe fruit. Sweet orange citrus, passionfruit mango and banana skin follow. Crisp, clean and rapid on the palate, with more sweet citrus and tropicals blooming briefly before being snapped back into place by the sharp bitterness. Finishing short, dry and concise. A profoundly clean and aromatic IPA of such a quality that we’ll surely see more experiments into potato additions further down the track.