Question about Jucifer

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So was it lighter tasting because it was so new?

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wut?

As in it didn't have enough time for the fermentation. I'm no brewmaster so it's just a question.

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I thought it had a lot of a lighter flavor than Ghost

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Jucifer is a "regular" IPA and Ghost is a DoubleIPA. It was made to be "lighter".

There is no definitive scale, at least not that I know of, for the APA, IPA and DIPA classifications, but most people use the ABV as a guide even though ABV does not necessarily correspond with how hoppy a beer is. Jucifer, at 6% ABV, clearly falls into the IPA range and Ghost, at 8%, fits into the DIPA category. So you were right. Jucifer is not as heavy a beer as Ghost.

Jucifer is a bit of an aberration in that it's a very fruit forward IPA. Generally speaking, a DIPA will be less light and fruity than an IPA which is less light and fruity than an APA, but that doesn't always hold.

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???

That is the hot style for the last year

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I said it was a bit of an aberration; I didn't say it was unique

And considering the history of the style, I'm not sure if citing to the last twelve months is a reasonable argument against it being an aberration.

It's a pretty interesting experience to get the taster flight of all the super hoppy beers on tap at Chimes right now. Amazing how different they all are in their own way.