As I’ve previously confessed I have a hop obsession and this summer I’ve had delicious flirtations with some amazing IPAs. Less hopped-up friends have started to roll their eyes when I predictably bring a growler full of Indian Pale Ale, but while I have my favorites, I’m not just a one-note sort of gal, so let me set the record straight. True, in the summer I drink hoppy IPAs almost exclusively, but come fall I like to get my malt on and switch over to sweet beers with lots of body, meaning porters and stouts with the occasional brown ale. Sitting at the bar at Pine Box Rock Shop this week as the temperature began its welcome descent, I found myself not quite ready for the dark maltiness of a stout, but felt a bit blasé about the usual IPA contenders. So I was pleasantly surprised to discover a new beer capable of tickling both my fancies, the Flipside Red IPA, brewed by one of my favorite craft breweries: Sierra Nevada.