Imperial IPA

Mikkeller PA, A Big 14%’er

Headed stateside from Mikkeller: a imperial IPA dubbed PA, that clocks in at a whopping 14% ABV.  This hoppy beast was brewed at Lervig Aktiebryggeri in Stavanger, Norway.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

14% ABV 

Odell & Thornbridge Create Pond Hopper [Video]

Recently, Caolan Vaughn from Thornbridge Brewing (England)  visited Odell Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) to create an English/American collaboration: Pond Hopper.  Doug Odell (the brewery’s founder of course) has a strong admiration for the brewing culture of in the UK.  The admiration Continue Reading →

Posted in Alpine Beer Company, New Belgium

New Belgium & Alpine Beer Create A Double Collaboration

New Belgium & Alpine Beer Company team up to bring you Super India Pale Ale.  This collaboration is actually in two parts.  One brewed at Alpine in San Diego, and another that is brewed at New Belgium.   In February, Peter Bouckaert from NB travelled to San Diego County to create installment #1, that will arrive first.  (And only where you can find Alpine, which is very close to the brewery.)

The above is the edition to be brewed in Fort Collins.   As hinted to by New Belgium – it’s s going to be an IPA of the real San Diego variety: bold, hoppy, delicious. But this summer is a long time from now and things could change, especially in brain’s of wonderful and creative (and a little crazy).

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Alpine might be small, but their brewing chops are mighty.  We teamed up to create this triple dry-hopped imperial IPA bursting with Columbus, Amarillo, centennial and simcoe hops.  Consider yourself a hero for getting an Alpine beer outside of San Diego.  

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

9% ABV

note: The above is tentative.  Subject to change at whim of the brewer, the beer, or the barrel

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Lazy Magnolia Brewing

Lazy Magnolia’s New Beer & Series (Once It’s Legal of Course)

Lazy Magnolia Timber BeastRye and hops are in Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co’s future.  Timber Beast should soon enter the on deck circle in Kiln, Mississippi.  Timber is part of an impending Back Porch Series.  Interestingly, Timber Beast isn’t “legal” for Mississippi yet.  The new bill doesn’t go into effect until July 1, 2012.  A recently bill signed into law will allow the states breweries to brew beer up to 8% alcohol by weight (or close to 10% ABV).   It’s never too soon to prepare for the future right?

Timber Beast is the first in Lazy Magnolia’s Back Porch Series.  A spicy, full-bodied Imperial Rye Pale Ale balanced with a generous dose of Zythos hops.  Retreat to the Back Porch and be a little Lazy.  Big Cheers Y’all. 

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Rye)

Availability: 12 oz bottles
Arrival: July 1st, 2012

8% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Coming Soon, Oskar Blues Brewing

Oskar Blues G’Knight Headed For Tallboys

Oskar Blue G'Knight 16ozNow that Oskar Blues (Lyon, CO) has the ability to produce 16oz cans (see Deviant Dales) the brewery is looking to add G’Knight to the tallboy lineup.   G’Knight went by the name “Gordon” until Gordon Biersch sued to the brewery over the name.

Gordon is a dry-hopped hybrid strong ale somewhere between a Double IPA and and Imperial Amber Ale (IAA). Brewed in tribute to the late Gordon Knight, Gordon is brewed with massive amounts of American hops and features about 85 IBUs and 8.7% alcohol by volume. 

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 12oz cans, Draft. Soon: 16oz cans

8.7% ABV 

Just this week, the brewery announced a new location they will build in North Carolina.

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

Mikkeller PA, A Big 14%’er

Mikkeller PAHeaded stateside from Mikkeller: a imperial IPA dubbed PA, that clocks in at a whopping 14% ABV.  This hoppy beast was brewed at Lervig Aktiebryggeri in Stavanger, Norway.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

14% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Odell Brewing, Thornbridge Brewing, Videos

Odell & Thornbridge Create Pond Hopper [Video]

Recently, Caolan Vaughn from Thornbridge Brewing (England)  visited Odell Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) to create an English/American collaboration: Pond Hopper.  Doug Odell (the brewery’s founder of course) has a strong admiration for the brewing culture of in the UK.  The admiration that lead him on a few trips “across the pond.” That’s where Pond Hopper comes in.  An imperial pale ale, brewed with English malts, all American hops, plus galaxy hops. (See the video for why…)

Read More: Odell Brewing, Collaborations

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Stone Brewing Co.

Stone To Celebrate 10 Years Of Ruining Palates

Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPAStone Brewing Co looks to be celebrating 10 years of brewing their popular palate ruining hop bomb.  Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA is coming.

In June 2002, we released Stone Ruination IPA.  Bigger, hoppier, & much much much more bitter than the popular beers of the day. In fact, back then it was on the outer fringe of craft brewing. So, in a bid to warn folks of the bitter impact of our ‘liquid Poem to the Glory of the Hop,” we named it Stone Ruination IPA, for its extraordinarily bitter, “ruinous effect” on the palate.   People thought we were nuts. Nobody would want such a bitter beer. You see, in June 2002, only a tiny handful of breweries either had bottled a double IPA as a limited release or had one on tap at their brewpub Without realizing it, we’d made a bit of history, as our new beer proved to be the first full-time brewed e bottled double IPA on the planet How things have changed. Today, double IPAs are brewed by literally hundreds of craft breweries all off the world. Incredible. Delicious. And incredibly delicious. No, we didn’t create the double IPA style. That honor’s been attributed to our old friend Vinnie Cilurzo, who produced his Blind Pig 1st Anniversary IPA in 1996 in nearby Temecula, CA (the same year Stone opened]. We then picked up the double IPA baton with our successively-ever-bigger-and-hoppier Stone 2nd thru 5th Anniversary IPAs [1998-2011.] Ultimately, in 2002 we blended those recipes to create Stone Ruination IPA, if for no other reason than we simply wanted that big, hoppy character available to us all year ’round. Turned out you did, too! Today Stone Ruination IPA is one of the best selling double IPAs in the world, thanks to you, so we brewed this special version to celebrate.

 Style: Imperial IPA

Arrival: June (Based on Ruination’s orignal release?)
Availability: 22oz bombers, (Draft?)

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Fegley's Brewworks, New Beers

Fegley’s Brewworks Nearfest Hopocalypse Imperial IPA

Fegleys Brewworks Nearfest Hopocalypse Imperial IPAA special edition brew from the makers of Fegley’s – Nearfest Hopcalypse Imperial IPA.  Different style each year for the festival.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 12oz bottles

9.8% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay