Imperial IPA

Short’s “Aww Jeah” Debuts 4/28

Short’s Brewing‘s Aww Jeah Huma x2  will debut at the brewery’s anniversary party on April 28th.  Jeah is a bottle conditioned double version of Huma-Luma-Licious, the brewery’s top selling IPA.

Short’s 8th Anniversary Party is on Saturday, April 28, 2012.  The day Continue Reading →

Saint Arnold Endeavor Launches Today

Saint Arnold Brewing launches their newest year round offering today – Endeavor.   The beer is an imperial IPA with big name hops like Simcoe, Centennial, & Columbus.

Endeavour is a double IPA. The color is deep amber with a light, Continue Reading →

Troegs Scratch #58 Triple Mango IPA [Video]

Troegs Brewing Company tapped Scratch #58, Triple Mango IPA yesterday at the brewery.  This Scratch brew was a collaboration between Troegs and Al’s of Hampden’s homebrew competition winners, Troy Gadberry and Brad Moyer.  It is a very small batch that will only be Continue Reading →

Midnight Sun Obliteration VIII

 Midnight Sun Brewing (Anchorage, AK)’s Obliteration Series continues with VIII.  Each beer uses different hops and brewing techniques.  This new edition was made available in January in Alaska, and expands to Midnight Sun’s 5 other distribution states this month.  (The Continue Reading →

Posted in New Beers, Odell Brewing

Odell Pond Hopper Double Extra Pale Ale

Odell Pond Hopper Double Extra Pale Ale

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Short's Brewing

Short’s “Aww Jeah” Debuts 4/28

Short's Brewing Aww JeahShort’s Brewing‘s Aww Jeah Huma x2  will debut at the brewery’s anniversary party on April 28th.  Jeah is a bottle conditioned double version of Huma-Luma-Licious, the brewery’s top selling IPA.

Short’s 8th Anniversary Party is on Saturday, April 28, 2012.  The day before, the brewery hosts the Short’s Paddle Event.  (More announcements and registration to follow.)

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 12 oz bottles.  Limited to 300 cases, 1 cask.  Sold exclusively at the brewery.
Arrival: 4/28/12

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Oskar Blues Brewing

Oskar Blue’s Deviant Dales Arrives & Selling Quick

Oskar Blues Deviant CansOskar Blues Brewing’s newest hoppy concoction Deviant Dale’s is now hitting shelves (and selling fast!)  Reports from shops that have receive the new beer already say the beer didn’t stick around longer than an 2 hours.  People still love hops.

Deviant is the brewery’s signature pale ale, made bigger.

It’s a double edition fo the perennial favorite — Dales’s Pale Ale.  The brewery describes it as “a sensory assault for Hop Lovers.”   There are 4 hop editions during the hop process, and final massive dry hop of Columbus hops. Hops, hops and more hops.  Not just for tap handles anymore.  We’re talking tallboys baby!

Style: Imperial IPA
Taste Expectations: Big on hops – lots of grapefruit.  Chewy,  & fresh.  Piney, slightly floral. Touch of caramel malt.

Availability: 16oz tallboy cans, Draft.

8% ABV 

pic via @GreensBeer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Saint Arnold Brewing

Saint Arnold Endeavor Launches Today

Saint Arnold EndeavorSaint Arnold Brewing launches their newest year round offering today – Endeavor.   The beer is an imperial IPA with big name hops like Simcoe, Centennial, & Columbus.

Endeavour is a double IPA. The color is deep amber with a light, creamy head. The nose starts off with a touch of citrus but then turns decidedly into peaches. The taste starts off with creamy malt resulting from the pale 2 row and caramel malts and Saint Arnold yeast. The hop bitter starts low then builds to a crescendo, but always maintains a balance even in its big finish.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. Year Round availability.
Cellar?  The brewery suggests seeing how the beer evolves.

8.9% ABV 

Endeavour notes (Per Saint Arnold):

1. While Endeavour is being released by our distributors on Leap Day (2/29), that does not mean all accounts will receive it that day. It may take as long as a week for some places to receive their first shipment.

2. We didn’t filter the first batch of Endeavour (bottling date 2/27/12) to see how that would go. The result: part of the tank is pretty clear and part is a little chunky. So if your bottle is a little chunky, you’ll know that your bottle was done closer to the end of the run. It all tastes good though! You may want to decant your bottle if the chunks bother you. We’re going to try filtering the second batch which will have a packaging date of 2/29/12.

Wednesday, February 29 we will be bringing back DR11, now named Endeavour Double IPA (or IPA2 as we labeled it – yes, we understand they are not the same – artistic license). This is our super hoppy yet oddly balanced double IPA with lots of citrus and subtle peach notes. We went out to Yakima last fall as the hops were being harvested to select the hops with the best aromatics. It shows.

The beer’s name, first suggested by a NASA astronaut, was selected by you who voted to name it after the space shuttle Endeavour, which in turn was named after Captain James Cook’s ship that explored the Pacific. Captain Cook’s ship was a bark, similar to ELISSA, Texas’ tall ship moored in Galveston and the namesake of Saint Arnold Elissa IPA.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Flying Dog Brewing, Seasonal Return

Bottle Time For Flying Dog Single Hop El Dorado

Flying Dog Single Hop El Dorado IPAThe first release of Flying Dog Single Hop El Dorado was around this time  last year.  The El Dorado hop gives this imperial IPA a fruity (described as pineapple/apricot) flavor.  The name means “The Golden One,” and that’s just what the brewery thinks this hoppy brew is.  Golden.  I think people agree.

With overwhelming citrus hop aroma and uniquely sharp, yet sweet, hop bitterness, this beer is what hop heads have spent their whole lives searching for.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: Draft, 12oz bottles.
Region: Mid-Atlantic Region
Arrival: TBA

10%  ABV

As always info above is tentative and is subject to change.   Count on it when you see the bottles on the shelves!

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Troegs Brewing, Videos

Troegs Scratch #58 Triple Mango IPA [Video]

Troegs Brewing Company tapped Scratch #58, Triple Mango IPA yesterday at the brewery.  This Scratch brew was a collaboration between Troegs and Al’s of Hampden’s homebrew competition winners, Troy Gadberry and Brad Moyer.  It is a very small batch that will only be available on tap at the brewery and no growler fills.

Triple Mango IPA is unfiltered and highly carbonated.  125 IBUs and 10.8% ABV.  It was brewed with Wildflower Honey, Cane Sugar, Alphonso Mangoes, Maris Otter malt, and Columbus and Simcoe hops.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Midnight Sun Brewing, New Releases

Midnight Sun Obliteration VIII

Midnight Sun Obliteration VIII Midnight Sun Brewing (Anchorage, AK)’s Obliteration Series continues with VIII.  Each beer uses different hops and brewing techniques.  This new edition was made available in January in Alaska, and expands to Midnight Sun’s 5 other distribution states this month.  (The brewery just started shipping to New York.)  VIII is described as a return to the imperial IPA roots-

Obliteration VIII returns the Obliteration series to its Double IPA roots. This one, however, is MSBC’s first beer brewed with hop extract: Amarillo. Dry-hopped with Bravo hop pellets. While bitterness exists, an amazingly high IBU score hits the palate with floral, tropical and citrus properties. Inhale. Behold. Taste. Obliterate your senses with the newest addition to Midnight Sun’s Obliteration series.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

8.5% ABV, 110 IBUs

Other Obliteration releases include:

Obliteration I Double IPA
Obliteration II Double IPA
Obliteration III Double IPA
Obliteration IV Double Wheat
Obliteration V Double IPA
Obliteration VI Double IPA
Obliteration VII American Imperial Stout
Obliteration VIII Double IPA

 

 

by Reid Ramsay