Straight Shooter is a Red IPA from Boatrocker, the long-running Braeside brewery established in 2009 by Matt and Andrea Houghton. Part of the brewery's core can range, it pairs a generous hop load with a solid malt backbone for a beer that is bold but balanced.
It pours a clear cherry-to-mahogany red. Aromas of bergamot and blackberry sit over chewy dark toffee, while the palate adds sweet malt with hints of coffee liqueur and sarsaparilla.
A firm, piney hop bitterness pulls everything together on a long, dry finish.