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1 Athletic Brewing

Free Wave

Beer · IPA

85/100

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2 Bulltown Brewing

Midwest IPA

Beer · IPA

83/100

Tasted

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Where they differ

Flavor profile

  • Bottle 1Mandarin, Grapefruit, Hops, Citrus, Tropical, Grapefruit pith
  • Bottle 2Grapefruit, Hops, Malt
  • Bottle 3Corn

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Sweetness

1Athletic BrewingDry

2Bulltown BrewingNot assessed

3Go BrewingSweet

Body

1Athletic BrewingNot assessed

2Bulltown BrewingNot assessed

3Go BrewingLight body

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1 Athletic Brewing

Free Wave

  • Highest score

2 Bulltown Brewing

Midwest IPA

  • Producer-documented method

3 Go Brewing

Batch 001 Micro Brew

Taste
Score Differs

85/100

83/100

81/100

Verdict Tangerine, grapefruit, and floral hops, then juicy citrus, tropical fruit, and pine. The close dries into bitter grapefruit peel and stays there. A crisp, hop-forward nonalcoholic Midwest IPA made through producer-confirmed arrested fermentation, with pine, resin, grapefruit, and a firmly bitter finish. A light-bodied beer with a sweet aroma and noticeable corn character. Easy to drink, but limited flavor and a forgettable finish leave it feeling incomplete.
Flavor Differs Mandarin, Grapefruit, Hops, Citrus, Tropical, Grapefruit pith Grapefruit, Hops, Malt Corn
Sweetness Differs Dry — Sweet
Body Differs — — Light body
Likeness Floral hops and citrus in the aroma, then pine and tropical fruit. The dry, bitter close is grapefruit peel, and it lingers. The likeness is that peel and the pine. The juice is the greeting. Convincing IPA depth, with assertive hop bitterness supported by malt. The light body makes it easy to drink, but the limited flavor range leaves it feeling like an incomplete beer.
Style IPA IPA —
Alcohol & production
Method Differs Undeclared Arrested fermentation Undeclared
Product facts
Origin Milford, Connecticut, and San Diego, California, United States Kalona, Iowa, United States Naperville, Illinois, United States
Bottle size 12 oz cans; sold as a 6-pack 12 fl oz can 12 fl oz (355 ml) can
Evidence
Sources 8 sources 5 sources 6 sources
Last verified 2026-10-20 2026-10-22 2026-10-13