Imperial IPA

COMING SOON: Great Divide 17th Anniversary

Making it’s yearly appearance and celebrating another year of great brews in Great Divide’s Anniversary Ale.  2011 marks 17 years with 17th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA.  You are correct in thinking its like 16th & 15th Anniversary ales.  They Continue Reading →

Bell’s Brewing Invades The Fred

Bell’s Brewing invades The Fred Bar this Thursday at 5 pm.  The party includes 2 firkins, special taps, and bottle offerings.

Without further ado, here’s your Bell’s lineup:

CASK: Hopslam
CASK: Expedition Stout
Draft: 2 Hearted Ale, Expedition Stout, Java Stout
Bottles: Continue Reading →

SEASONAL RETURN: Boulder Mojo Risin

The imperial IPA by Boulder Beer Company has made it’s seasonal return.  Mojo Risin is the hoppiest beer in Boulder’s lineup.   It’s Mojo IPA with an extra kick.  Grab a glass and enjoy.

Commercial Description:
Only 120 precious barrels were brewed, Continue Reading →

Founder’s Double Trouble Returns

If you are a fan of Bell’s Hopslam, hops, and big ipas, I hope you haven’t overlooked this beer.  This seasonal beer from Founder’s Brewing is sure to please the most discerning hop fan.

Commercial Description:
An imperial IPA that was brewed Continue Reading →

Pliny The Younger Releases 2/4/11

Many people have at least HEARD of Russian River Brewing. AND if you have heard of Russian River, you’ve heard of what is considered one of the best IPAs in the world, “Pliny The Elder”.   Pliny has another Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Great Divide

COMING SOON: Great Divide 17th Anniversary

Making it’s yearly appearance and celebrating another year of great brews in Great Divide’s Anniversary Ale.  2011 marks 17 years with 17th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA.  You are correct in thinking its like 16th & 15th Anniversary ales.  They were so popular & good, Great Divide decided to remake it.  Each year does take just a little different though.  That’s the fun of it.

Label:
Based on our award winning beer, Denver Pale Ale, this copper-hued treat is a celebration of everything Great Divide does best.  Plenty of malty sweetness provides a backdrop for earthy, floral English and American hops, while French and American oak round off the edges and provide a touch of vanilla.  Thanks to everyone who’s supported us for the last 17 years – here’s to 17 years more!

Arrival: Late April 2011

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Port Brewing Company

Port Brewing’s Mongo Double IPA Hits Bottles

Port Brewing’s Double IPA has arrived for the first time in the bottle.  It’s a big imperial IPA named after a kitten. Yep, a kitten.

Beer Backstory From Port:
A tribute beer brewed to honor the memory of our fallen solider, Columbus (a brewery kitten we knicknamed Mongo), who used each of his 9 lives in a short — but brazen — 10 months on this planet.

Let’s just say the little dude lived a hard life. Only, he wasn’t so little. In fact, he was the largest of five kittens born at the brewery in 2009. Mongo was so large in fact that his brothers and sisters kicked him out of the litter.

I told you dude had it rough.

Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Columbus, Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade and Simcoe

Taste Expectations: Sweet caramel malts mix with big citrus & grapefruit hops.  Orange & pineapple show up too. It’s a big, balanced imperial ipa.

Availability: 22oz Bombers. Draft.  Year round.

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Casks, Tap Takeovers

Bell’s Brewing Invades The Fred

Bell’s Brewing invades The Fred Bar this Thursday at 5 pm.  The party includes 2 firkins, special taps, and bottle offerings.

Without further ado, here’s your Bell’s lineup:

CASK: Hopslam
CASK: Expedition Stout
Draft: 2 Hearted Ale, Expedition Stout, Java Stout
Bottles: Special Double Cream, Batch 9,000, Batch 10,000

Taps & Bottles start at 5 pm (When The Fred Opens), Casks Tap @ 6pm!

The Fred Bar – 2/10/11, 5pm
5600 Roswell Rd
Atlanta, GA 30342
Twitter: @TheFredBar

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulder Beer Company, Seasonal Return

SEASONAL RETURN: Boulder Mojo Risin

The imperial IPA by Boulder Beer Company has made it’s seasonal return.  Mojo Risin is the hoppiest beer in Boulder’s lineup.   It’s Mojo IPA with an extra kick.  Grab a glass and enjoy.

Commercial Description:
Only 120 precious barrels were brewed, adding more than half a ton of extra malt and twice the amount of Amarillo hops, so prepare your self for a full sensory explosion. The double dry-hop addition elevates the grapefruit-like aroma and flavor to an outrageous intensity, while the added malt raises the alcohol level from 7% all the way to 10% by volume.

Style: Imperial IPA

Taste Expectations: Citrus, & grapefruit hops.  Light sweet malts to finish. More aggressive than Mojo IPA.

Availability: 12oz/6pks. Draft.  January, Seasonally.

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Founders Brewing, Seasonal Return

Founder’s Double Trouble Returns

If you are a fan of Bell’s Hopslam, hops, and big ipas, I hope you haven’t overlooked this beer.  This seasonal beer from Founder’s Brewing is sure to please the most discerning hop fan.

Commercial Description:
An imperial IPA that was brewed to turn your world upside down. Hops will get you coming and going. Pungent aromatics up front pair with a malt-balanced backbone and a smooth bitter finish

Style: Imperial IPA

Taste Expectations: Hops abound in this beer. Citrus, floral, piney, herbally. Caramel malts. Bitter, & sweet.

Availability: 12 oz/ 4pks. Draft. Jan-April, seasonally.

9.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Southern Tier Brewing

SEASONAL RETURN: Southern Tier’s “Gemini”

Southern Tier Brewing (Lakefront, NY) releases 2 beers in January – Backburner Barleywine, and Gemini.  Gemini is a bold imperial IPA that is actually a blend of 2 other hoppy offerings by the brewery – Hoppe & Unearthly.  The offspring is a beer worth a trip to the store.

Commercial Description:
High in the winter sky, two parallel stick figures are visible & known as “the twins,” or the constellation Gemini. The astronauts of the 1960s flew as teams of two in a program named after the celestial pairing. At Southern Tier, we have our own fraternal twins, Hoppe & Unearthly. Blended together & placed in this vessel, the mission of our Gemini is to travel high & take passengers on a journey far into the heavens.

Style: Imperial IPA (blended)
Hops: (Kettle) Columbus, Chinook, Cascade. (Aroma) Amarillo. (Hop Back) Styrian Golding.  (Dry Hops) Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus.
Malts: 2 Row Pale, Malted White Wheat, Cara-pils Malt, Red Wheat

Taste Expectations: The wheat really softens the mouthfeel of this beer.  Hoppy for sure, with grapefruit, citrus & pine shining through. Creamy & smooth. Drink fresh!

Availability: 22oz bombers. Draft.  Late January seasonal.

10.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Russian River Brewing

Pliny The Younger Releases 2/4/11

Many people have at least HEARD of Russian River Brewing. AND if you have heard of Russian River, you’ve heard of what is considered one of the best IPAs in the world, “Pliny The Elder”.   Pliny has another family member that is even harder to come by, and perhaps even more popular than Elder – “Pliny The Younger”.   Younger hits again this year – February 4, 2011.

Pliny The Younger is an imperial IPA, 11% ABV.  It’s a hoppy hoppy beer.

Pliny the Younger was Pliny the Elder’s nephew, in the case of this beer, the “Younger” is a triple IPA. Pliny the Younger is hopped three times more than our standard IPA, and is dry hopped four different times.

Russian River changed the rules for 2011, to increase availability.  Read RR’s statement below.

We are releasing Pliny the Younger on February 4, 2011!  Due to the overwhelming turnout last year, we have made a few changes to enable more beer enthusiasts, like yourself, as well as our regular customers to enjoy some Younger!  It will be available on draft in 10oz. pours at our pub from February 4th-17th.  We will allocate a certain number of kegs each day in order to last the full 2 weeks.  Our employees will not know how many kegs they are getting each day.  And they won’t know when we might run out.  In addition, there will be NO GROWLERS.  The only way to get it to go is in your tummy!

Availability: Pub release in California. Rarely, seen outside of CA

by Reid Ramsay