1947 India Pale Ale

Review Date 9/30/2025 By John Staradumsky

  Style: India Pale Ale   Brewery: New World Beverages   Country: USA   State: New Jersey   $ Per OZ: $.29 (B)   ABV: 6%

1947 India Pale Ale! What’s that all about? I’m sure I don’t know. The label was cool though, so into my cart went a can while I was shopping at Half Time Beverage. The label advertises a website, 1947beer.com, so I went there.

Aaannndddd found nothing about 1947 IPA. There is information about their 1947 Premium Lager, and this description of the brand:

1947.  Bold Year.  Bold Beer.

1947. It’s not just a number—it was a year where the unthinkable and impossible became reality.

A bit further down they tell you more about some important things that happened in 1947, including:

India gained its independence after being ruled for 200 years

Which explains the Indian elephant on the labels of both the lager and the India Pale Ale. Of course, although IPA was formulated in the mid-19^th century to survive the ocean voyage to India, it was brewed and originated in England.

The label says:

This flavorful IPA, true to its name, is far from the ordinary. It is crafted with a unique blend of hops and has an enticing tropical fruit aroma with just a touch of sweetness to achieve a golden hue and the perfect taste.

It also says the beer is brewed and bottled by New World Beverages, Ewing, New Jersey. River Horse Brewing is located there, so I suspect 1947 India Pale Ale is contract brewed there.

1947 India Pale Ale has an alcohol content of 6% by volume and I paid $3.99 for a can from Half Time. They list it as $21.49 a six-pack and their online prices run a little higher, but Total Wine in Spokane Valley, Washington sells it for $20.99 a six-pack, My can had no freshness dating.

1947 India Pale Ale pours to a hazy orange amber color with a thick fluffy white rocky head and a nose of soft citrus grapefruit. Taking a sip the beer is medium in body with just a hint of caramel malt,  light juicy grapefruit, and perhaps a hint of pine. The beer has a balancing but not assertive bitterness in the finish.  

My first reaction is that this is not a bold beer at all. It needs more malt and although slightly juicy, it is not as juicy as many, many other New England IPAs out there, which I think this is closest to in style. On its own merits, I would give it 3.5 stars, but at the crazy high price I am knocking off a full star.

Would I buy it again? At $21 a six-pack, I would not.

Glad I tried it?  T

Would I rebuy it??