We haven't focused on posting individual beer reviews (yet!), but I had to take a second to say that you MUST seek out Hill Farmstead's Excursion #3. It's a very light (quite literally...very pale yellow) and refreshing IPA that is perfect for the summer. A lot of IPAs of this style are using Citra hops to bring out an orange/tangerine citrus flavor, but the Excursion #3 uses Equinox hops, which I attribute to the lemony aroma and taste.
There are few things that make me excited about craft beer as when tap takeovers from local breweries happen at our favorite bars. In celebration of American Craft Beer week, Common Roots (Glens Falls, NY) took over 7 taps at The Ruck (Troy, NY) on Wednesday night. We ended up trying 4 Common Roots beers in the pale/IPA categories (including a special Ruck-Common Roots collaboration IPA which turned out to be our favorite!) and 2 other IPAs from elsewhere.