IPNA
83/100
The short takeThe nose is the West Coast IPA. The palate is leaner and quieter, with moderate herbal-pine bitterness that outlasts the hop flavor. Sweetness stays in check. Texture and persistence are where it gives way.
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In the glass
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Appearance
Clear golden-amber to copper, with a modest off-white head that recedes quickly.
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Nose
Pine, citrus zest and resinous hop, with an herbal undertone and a restrained caramel-malt note underneath.
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Palate
Light-medium and lean through the middle, only moderately carbonated. Pine and grapefruit peel lead; herbal hop and a gentle malt sweetness sit behind them. Flavor intensity drops from the nose. Bitterness is moderate, resinous and herbal.
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Finish
Moderately dry. Hop flavor recedes first; herbal and pine bitterness linger after the citrus has left.
How beer-like is it?
Recognizably American IPA on the aroma. The lighter, leaner palate is where the nonalcoholic construction shows.
Structure
- Off-dry
- Moderate bitterness
- Soft bead
- Medium body
- Medium finish
- Lean
The beer
The aroma is the West Coast half of the beer. Pine, citrus zest and resinous hop come first, with an herbal undertone and a restrained caramel-malt note underneath. That is the familiar flagship register, and it is stronger than what the palate can hold.
The pour is clear, golden-amber tending toward copper, with a modest off-white head that recedes quickly. Light-medium in body and lean through the middle, only moderately carbonated. Pine and grapefruit peel lead the sip; herbal hop and a gentle malt sweetness sit behind them. Flavor intensity drops from the nose. Moderate, resinous bitterness and the carbonation give the beer its definition; the malt does not add much depth.
The finish is moderately dry. Hop flavor recedes first. Herbal and pine bitterness stay after the citrus has left. Sweetness never takes the pour. Texture and persistence give way before the hop signature does. It remains a recognizable American IPA — thinner in the middle than the nose promised, and refreshing rather than sticky. Pour it cold when you want pine and bitterness without a sweet middle.
How to drink it
Cold, in a pint glass.
Who it’s for
A West Coast IPA drinker who wants pine and bitterness without a sweet middle.
The bottle
Production Naturally low alcohol
Evidence Producer documented
Production type describes how it is made, not how it tastes. What this classification means.
Method Undeclared
Research notes
The product page says IPNA uses the same hops, malt, yeast and water as Lagunitas IPA — Citra, Mosaic and Columbus hops, English crystal malt and Canadian 2-row barley — and that the beer is pulled before flavors get too mature, leaving it just less than 0.5% alcohol. The specification panel prints 0.50% ABV, 20 IBU, OG 1.00, and 80 calories, 18 g carbohydrate and 3 g sugar per 12 fl oz. The producer packshot and editor-supplied bottle photos show the can states less than 0.5% alc/vol and 12 fl oz. The physical bottle names Lagunitas Brewing Company, Petaluma, CA. The bottle and a six-pack listing carry different barcodes, so both stay in the barcode fact without assuming their package relationship. Bryan Donaldson (Brewing Innovation Manager) describes brewhouse manipulation and dry hopping with yeast, and says no heat is applied to remove alcohol; he withholds the exact process. In 2020 Max Wertheimer told Beverage Daily the brewery did not use dealcoholization. Producer flavor copy (herbal, lemon, hedgerow) is not a Dry Standard tasting.
Verified facts
Evidence: Producer documented · 6 sources
- Not disclosed Method Undeclared
Where to buy
- Lagunitas
- Package
12 fl oz can
- Typical price
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$11.79 / 6 × 12 fl oz cans
≈ $1.96 per can
- Also listed
- Lagunitas IPNA (US) · Producer
- Availability
Year-round 12 oz cans (producer product page)
Prices and availability are independently observed and may change. Retailer listings do not imply endorsement. A different package is labeled as a different format. Reader-service exceptions and commercial links are identified above; neither affects scores, rankings, classification, verification, or editorial coverage.
Product facts
- Producer
- Lagunitas Brewing Company
- Bottle / can
- 12 fl oz (355 ml) cans, sold in 6-packs
Sources disagree on ABV.
Sources & verification
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Where sources disagree
Sources disagree on the following points.
- ABV: The public field follows the readable can ceiling. The 0.50% panel figure is left as printed, not resolved into a measured residual.
Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented5 facts
- Bottle verified3 facts
- Press sourced1 fact
- Secondary source1 fact
- Retailer sourced1 fact
- Unverified2 facts
Sources
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Note
- Production method
- Exact process withheld. What is public: mash/brewhouse manipulation, dry hop with yeast, no heat removal, no dealcoholization.
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2 notes
- ABV
- Can prints contains less than 0.5% alc/vol. The product page introduction says just less than .5%; the specification panel prints 0.50%. Public field follows the can ceiling.
- Region
- Can seal: Lagunitas Brewing Co, Petaluma, CA. Press places the 2020 testing at the Petaluma taproom. A San Leandro package line is not printed on this can.
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Note
- Production
- Producer on record that IPNA was not dealcoholized; Donaldson describes brewhouse manipulation and no heat removal.
Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
- ReviewedReviewed and published.
- UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.
- OpenDiscrepancy · ABVThe public field follows the readable can ceiling. The 0.50% panel figure is left as printed, not resolved into a measured residual.
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