WORCESTER – Chip Jarry is one of those rare drivers who takes pleasure in zooming through Kelley Square. Where others feel fear as they meet the chaos that defines the intersection, Jarry, co-founder of the city’s newest brewery, Bay State Brewing Co., experiences excitement, even joy.

“I love Kelley Square,” he said, without a hint of sarcasm. “It’s my favorite intersection.”

To show his unique affection for Kelley Square, Jarry has brewed a beer paying homage to the treacherous intersection: Kelley², a 9.2% alcohol-by-volume double IPA with Amarillo and Simcoe hops. He described it as a softer, sweeter version of the hazy New England IPA that amps up the style’s citrus flavors and aromas – orange, lemon, grapefruit – sans any bitterness. The 16-ounce cans bear a map of Kelley Square, along with slogans riffing on the intersection.

“Never make eye contact, best shared with others, and always good day and night,” Jarry said. “And we did one about the traffic peanut: The original Kelley Square contains no peanut.” The peanut is in reference to the hybrid roundabout featured in the Kelley Square redesign project, part of the $240 million redevelopment of the Canal District.

Bay State, the city’s sixth brewery, is moving into the Worcester Ice Center at Harding and Winter streets, close to both Kelley Square and the soon-to-be-constructed Polar Park.

Construction is underway on the brewery’s taproom, which until last summer was the home of Nonna’s Pizza & Pasta. Jarry anticipates a mid- to late February opening.

Kelley² was canned Monday, he said, and will be available at bars and liquor stores around Worcester by the end of the week (baystatebrewing.com has a list of all locations where the beer will be sold). The ale was first brewed at Bay State’s pilot brewery in Leicester, then at the Brewmaster Brewing Services brewery in Williamsburg. Bay State brews five other IPAs, including its flagship imperial IPA, called Becky Likes The Smell.

“Kelley Square is old-school Worcester,” Jarry said. “And we’re really excited to be opening our doors right in the midst of all this development — the litany of new restaurants and bars coming to this area. It’s a great time to be in Worcester.”