I am currently working on a big article highlighting my favorite New England Style IPAs from every state in New England. I am overflowing with ideas for Massachusetts and Maine, the two states where I spend the most time, but I have various levels of work to do in every other state. The one that has come together surprisingly easily is Rhode Island, despite the fact that I have spent a limited amount of time visiting breweries in the smallest state in the US. The major reason for my ability to sample a range of Rhode Island IPAs is my friends Tim and Amanda, they live in Providence and are always happy to share the best beers the state has to offer when we get together. On a recent visit my friends brought a number of beers from Proclamation Brewing Company in Warwick. While Proclamation does distribute into Massachusetts it is rare to see it in bottle shops, a limited amount makes it north and it tends to fly off the shelves. One of the beers Tim and Amanda brought this trip was Ethereous, one of the many IPAs Proclamation brews. Proclamation Ethereous is available on a rotating basis on draft and in 16 oz cans.
Proclamation Ethereous pours hazy deep yellow with a small white head. The scent is all hops, citrus and tropical fruit heavy. These fruity hops also lead the flavor, notes of pineapple, tangerine and mango along with just a little bitter bite. This is balanced by a little malt, hints of whole grains and bread dough. Ethereous is pretty light bodied and easy to drink, and not overly boozy at 6.6% ABV. The finish is crisp with some lingering hop flavor. This is another really solid IPA from Proclamation, they make a wide variety of hoppy beers and this one has a nice mixture of easy drinkability and big hop flavor. Hoppy Boston score: 4.25/5.
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Hoppy Boston 
