I personally did lots of research on Smuttynose's Finest Kind IPA during a long weekend in Portsmouth, NH last month. I could go on and on about how amazing this IPA is, but I'll let Todd and Jason, the beer brains behind beeradvocate.com, tell you: “Hands-down one of the best American-style India Pale Ales ever crafted. This brew is lip smacking, with an aggressive and pungent grapefruit hop character. Wonderfully balanced and insanely drinkable.”  Couldn't have said it better myself.  Don't miss out on this one, get over to Half Time this week and fill up. Cheers!

 official rating: A-  Editor rating: A+ (rarely do any beers get an A+ from these guys!)