Ignoring the vandalistic “art,” the stupid name, and the goofy promises written on the can, the Art Car IPA provides a fruity yet ascetic high-powered India Pale Ale that does not degrade with warmth like most fruity beers. It has its own self-possessed flavor.

No one likes hipsters, and most of us would ship them to Mongolia if that was an option, but they seized on the IPA because it detoured around grain-heavy American adjunct beers and gave us a dose of full beer flavor and alcohol. “Art Car IPA” does this with a touch of fruity normalcy.

Despite the idiotic name and image, this beer provides a solid drinking option for those who want to avoid the rubbing alcohol flavor of most of the “extreme” IPAs but not go fully into the soyglop grain-heavy flavor of your average beer. Good for a late nightcap.

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