IPA

Retired: SweetWater Hop Hash

SweetWater Hop Hash will soon be retired. The brewery’s first large scale release using the hoppy, sticky dust found after the hop extrusion process is dropping from the lineup.

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Posted in SweetWater Brewing, Don't Miss This

Retired: SweetWater Hop Hash

SweetWater Hop Hash will soon be retired. The brewery’s first large scale release using the hoppy, sticky dust found after the hop extrusion process is dropping from the lineup.

The IPA was hopped with the dust that is left behind after hops are extruded in the pelletizing process. The first time SweetWater fans found Hop Hash, it was in Dank Tank release Johnny Hash. The beer was well received that the brewery created Hop Hash. Hash Session and Hash Brown soon followed after.

SweetWater Hop Hash debuted in October of 2014. Despite eliminating this release, the brewery tells Beer Street Journal that more “hash” beers will soon be found in the brewery’s very hoppy lineup.

“It’s true – RIP, Hop Hash and Take Two Pils.  It’s not uncommon for us (or many craft brewers for that matter) to retire a brew; we like to keep the offerings fresh. Good news for Hop Hash fans is that Hash Session IPA, as of this month, is a year round offering, and Hash Brown India Brown Ale returns as our fall seasonal.  Both have that full-flavor, resiny goodness that Hop Hash delivered. Hash Session also provides the lower ABV drinkability that fans of Take Two may have liked.” – SweetWater Brewing Company

SweetWater Hash Brown, brewed in similar fashion, just hit shelves again in August.

Style: IPA (w/ Hop Hash)
Hops: Centennial, Simcoe, Cascade

Availability: Retired

7.8% ABV

Hop Hash is inspired by another “Hash” offering from the Dank Tank, Johnny Hash…

SweetWater’s Latest Dank Tank: Johnny Hash from BeerStreetJournal.com on Vimeo.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Three Taverns Brewery, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Three Taverns A Night On Ponce IPA cans hit the market [PICS]

Three Taverns A Night On Ponce, the brewery’s extremely popular American IPA, will be available in cans for the first time in August. The beer is an American spin on the brewery’s Belgian-style IPA, A Night in Brussels.

Three Taverns opened their brewery with A Night in Brussels in their lineup. Inspired by just that – an evening in one of the world’s most well known beer cities. To create Three Taverns A Night on Ponce, the brewery used the same recipe for Brussels, and swapped out the Belgian yeast to an American yeast.

The name and artwork depict one of Atlanta’s famous streets, Ponce de Leon Avenue.

A Night on Ponce IPA grafts an American ale yeast onto the same malts and hops used in A Night in Brussels IPA. The result is an entirely different beer, which announces its presence with lush notes of citrus fruit before tapering to a clean, dry finish.

Beer Street Journal spoke with the brewery’s founder Brian Purcell ahead of this release. By now you’ve heard all the reasons why a brewery made the move to cans – recyclability, cans can go places glass can’t, etc. The thing is, Purcell said years ago that he’d never release cans. As you CAN see now, you can’t accuse him of being inflexible.

This IPA has gone from debut to runaway flavor success almost overnight. The primarily Belgian-style brewery (with a true Belgian at the brewing helm) created one of the southeast’s best IPAs by just changing the yeast in a beer they were already producing. Today it finds a dual life in aluminum. The success, we hope continues.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Bottles, 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut (Cans): 8/12/16

7.5% ABV

Three Taverns will have three cans in their lineup by the end of the month – Prince of Pilsen, Night on Ponce, and Rapturous (Raspberry Sour.) All images: Beer Street Journal.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Upslope Brewing Company, Don't Miss This

Upslope Mosaic IPA. The reason we love this hop so much.

Upslope Mosaic IPA is the latest edition in the brewery’s ongoing Tap Room Series. Perfect for a day like today. (IPA Day.)

The Tap Room Series spans all styles, basically at the whim of the brewing team. Being middle of the summer, we are willing to bet a single hopped India pale ale was an easy choice. This release features Mosaic hops – a hop in high demand these days. With good reason. By now you have to be pretty familiar with Mosaic hops – a recent runaway star in the aroma hop game. They smell of tropical fruit, and have a “mosaic” of citrus flavors, even a bit piney.

Upslope Mosaic IPA rocks all that and more. While this 19.2 ounce can of hop love is only available in the Upslope taprooms, we cast our vote for making this at least a seasonal.

Style: IPA
Hops: Mosaic
Availability: 19.2oz Cans, Draft. Limited release.
Debut: Summer, 2016

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burial Beer Co, New Releases

Burial Surf Wax IPA finds cans for the first time

Burial Surf Wax IPA will be available for the first time in cans this weekend.

The hoppy offering has been available for a while on draft year-round at the brewery in Asheville. As the brewery expands their canned lineup, the time has come to promote it to cans.

Simply made with Golden Promise and Crystal 120 malts, this West Coast-styled IPA is packed with copious amounts of Nelson Sauvin and Columbus hops to provide a heady, danky bite. We then dry hopped with more than 2lbs per barrel to give it a more robust aroma.

Burial Surf Wax IPA will release alongside Burial’s collaboration with New York’s Other Half Brewing on August 6th, 2016.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut (Cans): 8/6/16

6.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Golden Road Brewing, New Beers

Golden Road Wolf Pup Session IPA

Golden Road Wolf Pup Session IPA

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Ninkasi Brewing, Don't Miss This

Ninkasi Hop Cooler, a new year-round beer with tangerine & orange peel

Ninkasi Hop Cooler Citrus IPA has joined the brewery’s year-round Flagship Series.

Fruity IPAs are here to stay. Highland Brewing recently added Mandarina IPA year-round, Stone’s Enjoy By Series now has a Tangerine IPA during the year, passionfruit highlights a new edition of Oskar Blues Passionfruit Pinner.

Now, Ninkasi Hop Cooler Citrus IPA, brewed with sweet orange, grapefruit and tangerine joins the increasing national lineup of fruity India pale ales. Hop Cooler is brewed with a strong lineup of hops, including Equinox, Simcoe, Amarillo, and Citra.

Bright and tropical, this India Pale Ale brilliantly layers a citrusy blend of orange and tangerine with a robust hop profile. Crafted with real citrus and packed with as much flavor as a hop cooler, you won’t be able to stop at just one sip of this fresh and fruity beer.

Ninkasi Hop Cooler Citrus IPA is available on draft, plus 12 and 22 ounce bottles. Year-round. The Flagship Series also features Total Domination IPA, Tricerahops Double IPA, and Dawn of the Red IPA.

Style: IPA (w/ Sweet Orange Peel, Grapefruit, Tangerine Peel)
Hops: Equinox, Simcoe, Amarillo, Citra
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Vienna, Acidulated, Honey

Availability: 22oz Bottles, 12oz Bottles, Draft. Year-Round
Debut: Late July, 2016

7.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Modern Times Beer, Coming Soon

Modern Times Attack Frequency, the first of special cans

Modern Times Attack Frequency, a new special release can, debuts in August.

The San Diego brewer touts this newbie as “a mouthwatering tropical juice bomb” that is built on Citra, Amarillo, El Dorado, and Rakau hops.

…Taken to nigh-on-irresponsible levels of juiciness with the addition of guava and apricot. Seriously, we could spend paragraphs describing it, but how good did that just sound?

Modern Times Attack Frequency is the brewery’s first canned special release, coinciding with the Festival of Dankness the week of August 13th. The cans will be available at the brewery for the entire week.

Style: IPA
Hops: Citra, Amarillo, El Dorado, Rakau

Availability: 16oz Cans
Debut: 8/13/16

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay