Emmis, Shmuck! 40 years alive. Over 40 years dead. And shares of Lenny Bruce commodities are still long-term performers – solid! Sure there’s been books, posters, films, plays, a box set of course. Continue Reading →
World’s Hoppiest Beer? 2500 IBU’s? There will be some people who argue that 2500 IBUs is WAY, WAY outside the detectable bitterness range. (130 is pushing it.) Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario claims to have the Continue Reading →
21st Amendment Brewing’s Hop Crisis is now available in cans. Once a draft only product, first brewed a couple of years ago when hop prices were through the roof, this beer is the one of the hoppiest in Continue Reading →
The first IPA offering bottled by Red Brick Brewing has hit shelves. Double IPA is the second edition in the brewery’s new Brick Mason Series. Double IPA is a limited release imperial IPA mean to leave an impression Continue Reading →
The Atlanta scene is about to have another IPA to drink. The 2nd release in Red Brick Brewing’s new Brick Mason Series is a Double IPA. The brewery has been experimenting with IPAs (Zingo Pop for instance) for Continue Reading →
Emmis, Shmuck! 40 years alive. Over 40 years dead. And shares of Lenny Bruce commodities are still long-term performers – solid! Sure there’s been books, posters, films, plays, a box set of course. But the big Four-O inspires innovation, something hip, modern – unorthodox – a taste that really swings…
Ladies and Gentlemen, Shmaltz Brewing Co. is proud to present Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. Brewed with an obscene amount of malts and hops. Shocking flavors – far beyond contemporary community standards. We cooked up the straight dope for the growing minyans of our nation’s Radical Beer junkies. Judges may not be able to define “Radical Beer,” but you’ll damn well know it when you taste it. Bruce died, officially declared a pauper by the State of California, personally broken and financially bankrupt simply for challenging America’s moral hypocrisies with words. The memorial playbill read: “Yes, we killed him. Because he picked on the wrong god.” –Directed by, the Courts, the Cops, the Church… and his own self-destructive super ego. Like Noah lying naked and loaded in his tent after the apocalyptic deluge: a witness, a patron saint, a father of what was to come. Sick, Dirty, Prophetic Lenny: a scapegoat, a martyr, a supreme inspiration.
From Burlesque to Broadway, Carnegie Hall to the Courtroom, Long Island to Lima, Ohio to L.A., savor the provocative spirit of Lenny’s R.I.P.A., our HE’BREW monument to the richness, the bitterness and the sacred sweetness that is life… L’Chaim!
Style:Imperial IPA Hops: Warrior, Cascade, Simcoe, Crystal, Chinook, Amarillo, Centennial. Dry Hopped with Simcoe, Amarillo and Crystal Malts: 2-row, Rye Ale Malt, Torrified Rye, Crystal Rye 75, Crystal Malt 80, Wheat, Kiln Amber, CaraMunich 60 Availability: 12 oz bottles, 22 oz bombers, Draft.
World’s Hoppiest Beer? 2500 IBU’s? There will be some people who argue that 2500 IBUs is WAY, WAY outside the detectable bitterness range. (130 is pushing it.) Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario claims to have the hoppiest of the hoppy. “Alpha-fornication” as the beer is called, is made by manipulating aggressive hop styles & the brewing process itself.
[quote style=”boxed”]Highly creative and complex manipulation of the high alpha acid hop varieties, Warrior (17% AAU) and Centennial (11.5% AAU). A hop-steeped wort re-circulated through an additional “Hop Vorlauf” punches up the insane intensity of this brew to a stupefying 2500 IBUs. Keeping with the concepts of extreme brewing, the 13.3% ABV of Alpha-fornication adds bigness to this beer.[/quote]
Don’t expect to see much of this beer (an imperial IPA, as if you had to ask.) Only 15 liters (just shy of 4 gallons) of Alpha-Fornication was kegged. Only 6 bottles were even made. Flying Monkeys calls this beer one of their ‘Everest Experiments,’ an obvious series of extreme beers. Can’t wait to see the price tag on this one. <EdmontonJournal>
21st Amendment Brewing’s Hop Crisis is now available in cans. Once a draft only product, first brewed a couple of years ago when hop prices were through the roof, this beer is the one of the hoppiest in cans yet. Hop Crisis follows Monk’s Blood, both part of the Insurection Series by 21A. They are occasional releases. It’s a huge imperial IPA, with oak aging to round things out.
[quote]“We really wanted to do something different with an Imperial IPA. Aside from the higher alcohol and intense hop bitterness, we felt aging the beer on oak would add some additional layers of flavor. Because oak can overwhelm the hops, we chose a light, subtle oak character to accentuate the dry hop bitterness and add a unique character to the beer.”[/quote]
Style: Imperial IPA
Taste Expectations: Full of hops: grapefruit, pine, citrus. Hops are fresh & chewy. Oak & malt fight for dominance & add complexity.
Availability: 12oz/4pk cans. Draft. CA, OR, WA, AK, ID, MN, OH, MA, NY, NJ, DC, MD, PA, VA, and GA.
9.7% ABV
Pic: @AleYeahBeer
Full Press Release
(San Francisco, CA) — 21st Amendment founders Nico and Shaun need to break out of Alcatraz. And fast. The Hop Syndicate is hoarding hops in a remote warehouse, depriving the People of their right to hoppy, aromatic beer. This is Not Cool. Shaun and Nico have to do something. They need to Free the Hops!
21st Amendment Brewery today announced the release of Hop Crisis, an oak-aged Imperial IPA with big malt flavor at 9.7% alcohol by volume and 94 IBUs (International Bittering Units — that’s bitter!). A few years ago, when hop prices shot through the roof and many brewers were forced to skimp on hops, the folks at 21A decided there was only one thing to do. They made a bigger, hoppier IPA and then aged it on oak for good measure.
21st Amendment co-founder and Brewmaster Shaun O’Sullivan says of the idea behind the beer, “We really wanted to do something different with an Imperial IPA. Aside from the higher alcohol and intense hop bitterness, we felt aging the beer on oak would add some additional layers of flavor. Because oak can overwhelm the hops, we chose a light, subtle oak character to accentuate the dry hop bitterness and add a unique character to the beer.”
“The graphics on our four-pack box tell the story of convicts Nico and Shaun’s adventure to Free the Hops,” noted co-founder Nico Freccia. “A daring escape through the sewer pipe, surfing monster waves while being chased by a great white shark and a high speed getaway on the San Francisco cable car are all part of the adventure,” he adds. “We just really felt we had an opportunity to have some fun with this beer.”
Last year, Hop Crisis won the silver medal at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival in the “Imperial IPA” category against some stiff competition (the third largest of all categories with 96 entries).
Hop Crisis is the second installment (after the highly acclaimed Monk’s Blood) in the 21st Amendment’s Insurrection Series, a limited edition, once-in-a-while, four-pack release of a very special beer that rises up in revolt against common notions of what canned beer can be.
Hop Crisis is available in four-pack cans and on draft starting June 16 at better bars and stores in all fifteen of 21st Amendment’s current distribution territories, which include CA, OR, WA, AK, ID, MN, OH, MA, NY, NJ, DC, MD, PA, VA, and GA. For up to date availability, events and promotions, visit 21A’s website at www.21st-Amendment.com.
About 21st Amendment Brewery
Who the heck are these guys? Hey, we’re Nico & Shaun. We live for great beer. In 1920, there were thousands of breweries across America making unique hand-crafted beer. The passage of Prohibition wiped out this great culture. After thirteen years without beer, the states ratified the 21st Amendment, ending Prohibition in America. At the 21st Amendment Brewery, we celebrate the right to brew beer, the freedom to be innovative, and the obligation to have fun.
The first IPA offering bottled by Red Brick Brewing has hit shelves. Double IPA is the second edition in the brewery’s new Brick Mason Series. Double IPA is a limited release imperial IPA mean to leave an impression on your taste buds.
Full Sail Brewing (Hood River, OR) is elevating it’s hop game. Elevation has been released into the breweries Brewmaster Reserve Series.
Elevation is a testament to Oregon’s Cascade Mountains, forests, & water. It’s a big hoppy imperial ipa full of pacific northwest hops, and pale malts.
Oregon’s Cascade Mountains are named for the multitudes of cascading waters that rush from their glacial peaks. Oregon’s rushing rivers, cascading streams and thundering waterfalls all flow through the deep forests and rolling foothills. It is from these epic elevations that every batch of Full Sail beer sources its water
Hood River, Or — Oregon’s Cascade Mountains are named for the multitudes of cascading waters that rush from their glacial peaks. Oregon’s rushing rivers, cascading streams and thundering waterfalls all flow through the deep forests and rolling foothills. It is from these epic elevations that every batch of Full Sail beer sources its water. Full Sail’s newBrewmaster Reserve release, Elevation Imperial IPA, is brewed to celebrate these snow-capped mountains and their bounty of pristine, crystal clear water.
This Imperial IPA’s full malt body is elevated by the richness of hop flavor and bitterness. Generous amounts of Citra, Chinook, Columbus, Cascade and Centennial hops give this beer a wonderful aroma of orange zest and lemon. The citrus from the hops is complemented by a caramel biscuity malt flavor that comes from the pale and crystal malts blend. Elevation finishes balanced with a pronounced hop kick. Available in 22oz Bottles and Draught from June to September. ABV 7.5% IBUs: 80
“We are excited to add this new brew to our Brewmaster Reserve Line-up, as a small, independent craft brewer we have the freedom to be creative and explore different beer styles. Every eight to ten weeks we come out with a different beer that showcases the brewer’s art. We began the program back in 1998 as a way of celebrating our independence and creativity,” said Full Sail’s Founder and CEO, Irene Firmat.
The next beer in Full Sail’s 2011 Brewmaster Reserve program with be Sanctuary, a Belgian Dubbel, and will be released in September. Click herefor a full list of Full Sail’s Brewmaster Reserve beers.
About Full Sail Brewing Company:
The independent and employee-owned Full Sail Brewery is perched on a bluff in Hood River, Oregon, overlooking the most epic wind and kite surfing spot in the world. At this very moment 47 specialists in the liquid refreshment arts are crafting barley and hops into your next beer. Among the company’s most popular brews are Full Sail Amber, IPA, Pale, LTD, Session and Session Black Premium lager. Founded in 1987, the Full Sail crew has been fermenting godlike nectar for 24 years. Committed to brewing great beer and sustainable practices their award winning brews are now available in 27 states. The Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub is open seven days a week. Swing by for a pint, grab a bite, tour the brewery, or just soak up the view. http://www.fullsailbrewing.com
The end of February found the first cans of Good People Brewing (Birmingham, AL) headed for shelves. Initial launch beers were brown ale, and IPA.
A 3rd can offering will ship soon, Snake Handler IPA. The most popular beer by the brewery.
A big, joyous celebration of all things hoppy (5 different varities). Large flavors and aroma of pine, citrus, flowers, spice, pineapple, and grassiness complimented with a touch of biscuit and caramel backbone. Our most requested beer.
The Atlanta scene is about to have another IPA to drink. The 2nd release in Red Brick Brewing’s new Brick Mason Series is a Double IPA. The brewery has been experimenting with IPAs (Zingo Pop for instance) for quite sometime and people have been starting to wonder when they were going to take the plunge.
The test batches of this Imperial IPA finished at 90 IBUs. Edition #3 in the Brick Mason series will be a Smoked Vanilla Bean Porter, & #4 an Old Ale.
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