Imperial IPA

Hop Bomb: DuClaw Hopalujah for 20 years

DuClaw Hopalujah Double IPA debuts this weekend, celebrating the brewery’s 20th Anniversary.

The new addition features Centennial, Galaxy, and Simcoe hops. All in all, 4.5 pounds of hops were used per barrel. Hopalujah kicks off a new “Off the Line” Series Continue Reading →

Southbound Picture of Nectar debuts in cans

Southbound Picture of Nectar is now available in 12 ounce cans. The Savannah, Georgia based brewery debuts the new packaging this week.

Elderflower and peaches escalate the flavor of Southbound Picture of Nectar, which is already big on pine and citrus Continue Reading →

Hops & Honey: Stone Citracado IPA

Stone Citracado IPA has debuted here in August, 2016. The brewery celebrates 20 years of brewing this year.

The Escondido, California based brewery knows hops. Loves hops. Honestly, their India pale ale and various approaches have changed the beer scene in America. Continue Reading →

Posted in New Releases

Burial Beer Gang of Blades cans make a limited debut

Burial Beer Gang of Blades is the latest can release by the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery.

This imperial IPA features North Carolina malted wheat, hops from the South Pacific. The curve ball – Burial uses a wild house yeast.

Expect tangerine, pineapple and mango from this super hop juice.

Burial Beer Gang of Blades is a 16 ounce can offering as well as draft. Very limited supply for this release.

Style: Imperial IPA/American Wild Ale
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft.

Debut (Cans): 9/12/16

8.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co., Don't Miss This, New Releases

Brewed with waffles. Arizona Wilderness & Tired Hands team up.

This weekend, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. debuted a new beer collaboration – a dream for breakfast food lovers and brunchers alike. Pour another cup of coffee and read on.

Arizona Wilderness Leggo my Ego, a collaboration with Tired Hands, is brewed with waffles. Despite what the name suggests, the brewing team used waffles from Phoenix, Arizona local Welcome Chicken & Donuts. Note in the pic above, the a hop back full of said waffles. The wort was run through the stacks of waffles on the way to the fermenter.

Leggo my Ego, an Imperial IPA,  is brewed with maple syrup, lactose milk sugar, and biscuit malt. Hops for the interested – Belma and Simcoe.

Arizona Wilderness packaged Leggo My Ego in 32 ounce crowlers, available starting Saturday.

Add this to a list of epic, or soon to be epic breakfast themed foods, like Founders Breakfast Stout, and upcoming Dogfish Head Beer for Breakfast.

Is there any limit to what we can do with breakfast food? Let’s hope not.

Image: Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Highland Brewing, Seasonal Return

Highland King Macalpin Double IPA back for a second round

Highland King Macalpin Double IPA kicked off the brewery’s new “Warrior” series last summer. The Warrior Series is described by Highland as game-changer, going above and beyond anything the brewery has done before.

Highland King Macalpin Double IPA is what then brewery calls a “hop bomb” clocking in at a robust 10% alcohol by volume.

It is packed with 5.5 pounds of hops per barrel. Aromas and flavors offer layered fruits finishing with piney bitterness and a citrus punch at 10% ABV

Highland King Macalpin Double IPA is back once again for a limited time in 12 ounce bottles and draft.

Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Centennial, Amarillo, Chinook, Simcoe

Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft
Latest Return: August, 2016

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Duclaw Brewing, New Releases

Hop Bomb: DuClaw Hopalujah for 20 years

DuClaw Hopalujah Double IPA debuts this weekend, celebrating the brewery’s 20th Anniversary.

The new addition features Centennial, Galaxy, and Simcoe hops. All in all, 4.5 pounds of hops were used per barrel. Hopalujah kicks off a new “Off the Line” Series for the brewery.

In truth, the amount and variety of hops required (4.5 pounds per barrel!) restricts us from making this special double IPA again anytime soon, as it throws off our hop reserves for other brews.

DuClaw Hopalujah Double IPA will be available in 22 ounce bottles and draft in limited quantities at the brewery’s celebration on August 20th.

Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Centennial, Galaxy, Simcoe
Debut: 8/20/16

8.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Southbound Brewing Co, New Releases

Southbound Picture of Nectar debuts in cans

Southbound Picture of Nectar is now available in 12 ounce cans. The Savannah, Georgia based brewery debuts the new packaging this week.

Elderflower and peaches escalate the flavor of Southbound Picture of Nectar, which is already big on pine and citrus flavors. Columbus, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade and Centennial highlight the hop bill.

Before you slip into the night, you’ll want something to drink. Picture of Nectar is the perfect complex beer with a huge pine and citrus hop profile sure to satisfy your craving.

Southbound Picture of Nectar is a 12 ounce can and draft seasonal offering.

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Elderflower, Peaches)
Hops: Columbus, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Seasonal.
Latest Release: Mid-August, 2016

9.3% ABV, 22 IBUs

Image: Southbound Brews

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Stone Brewing Co., Don't Miss This

Hops & Honey: Stone Citracado IPA

Stone Citracado IPA has debuted here in August, 2016. The brewery celebrates 20 years of brewing this year.

The Escondido, California based brewery knows hops. Loves hops. Honestly, their India pale ale and various approaches have changed the beer scene in America. Perhaps with so many wins under Stone’s belt, it’s easy to get excited when another hoppy beer is afoot.

Stone Citracado IPA is brewed with the ever-so-hot Citra hops, plus a dose of avocado flower honey. Loosely, those are the same elements that make Bell’s Hopslam so popular (hoppy, with a touch of finishing sweetness).  Ed note. Before your blood boils for saying that beer geeks, not everyone is an expert on beer like you. Some folks need a little correlation or perspective.

For 20 years our passion for brewing and our obsession with hops has challenged traditional styles and expectations for beer. So Its only fitting we commemorate this momentous occasion by crafting a liquid ode to bold brewing that satisfies your hop thirst and pays homage to our flagship San Diego brewery, located on Citracado Parkway (which itself pays homage to the citrus and avocado agricultural history of the region).
“Citracado” also teases the two key Ingredients of this been “Citra” refers both to the juicy gem of a hop and its citrusy (and tropical) aromas and flavors. “Cado” inspired us to utilize wonderful, native avocado flower honey. Combine the two and the result pours like silk and abounds with enough hops to match our excitement for reaching this 20-year milestone. We thank you sincerely for the years of support and pledge that we will, as always, strive to live up to the reasons for your loyalty!

Taste: Stone has created another winner in the hop spectrum. Citra really takes the stage (and shines) in this release. Thank to an addition of Avocado flower honey, you won’t have a lot of bitterness to deal with. 22 ounces doesn’t last long.

Stone Citracado IPA is a 22 ounce bottle and draft offering. Drink fresh, drink now.

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Avocado Flower Honey)
Hops: Citra

Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft
Debut: Mid-August, 2016

9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burial Beer Co, Don't Miss This, Other Half Brewing

Burial Beer Prismatic Eye, a collab with Other Half (August 6th)

Burial Beer Prismatic Eye, a collaboration with New York’s Other Half, releases August 6th.

Folks from Other Half Brewing were in Asheville, North Carolina last week for Wicked Weed’s Funk Invitational. On the way out of town, the met up with Burial Beer.

The result – an imperial IPA, brewed with North Carolina six-row barley, plus Citra, Summer and Centennial hops. The duo used Burial Beer’s house yeast for fermentation.

Our type of people. Our type of ritual. NC-grown six-row grain under a bouquet of Citra, Summer, and Centennial hops, fermented with our house yeast blend.

Burial Beer Prismatic Eye will be available in 16 ounce cans at the brewery in Asheville.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 16oz Cans
Release: 8/6/16

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay