Yellow guava: Tastes like beer. Seriously. The hallowed India Pale Ales of the American West are made with hops whose aromas are very often likened to passion fruit, grapefruit and guava â and a bite of this delicate golf ball-sized New World native is just a bit like having a pint of fresh IPA.ellow guava: Tastes like beer. Seriously. The hallowed India Pale Ales of the American West are made with hops whose aromas are very often likened to passion fruit, grapefruit and guava â and a bite of this delicate golf ball-sized New World native is just a bit like having a pint of fresh IPA.