IPA

Flat 12 Summer Cycle is all about citrus

Flat 12 Summer Cycle, a citrus forward IPA, releases on June 22nd.

The release is twist on the brewery’s Half Cycle IPA, brewed with citrus-forward hops including Amarillo, Citra and Galena.

Style: IPA
Hops: Amarillo, Citra, Galena
Availability:

Release: 6/22/16

6.5% ABV, 104 IBUs

Oskar Blues Passionfruit Pinner joins summer lineup 

Oskar Blues Passionfruit Pinner IPA will heading the brewery’s summer lineup.

The base recipe is Pinner “Throwback IPA” that features Passionfruit and a touch of blood orange juice.

“Passion fruit is very prominent in PINNER Throwback IPA’s dry-hopped flavor spectrum, locking in Continue Reading →

Foothills Hopjob Session IPA hits shelves

Foothills Hopjob Session IPA is a new lower alchohol, full flavored offering coming from the Winston-Salem, North Carolina brewery.

The first batch of Foothills Hopjob Session IPA went into the kettle on March 24th. Bottles are hitting shelves in all markets as Continue Reading →

Posted in Trillium Brewing, Don't Miss This, Other Half Brewing

Trillium Swagger Like a Hundred Thousand Trillion, with Other Half

Trillium Swagger Like a Hundred Thousand Trillion, a collaboration with New York’s Other Half, debuts today. Recent collaborations with Other Half include two with Athens, Georgia’s Creature Comforts Brewery.

Trillium Swagger Like a Hundred Thousand Trillion is an India Pale Ale, aged on mango, peaches, and apricot.

Cans of the collaboration are on sale today at Trillium’s Canton, Massachusetts location starting today.

Style: IPA (w/ Peaches, Mango, Apricots)
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: 6/24/16

6.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Highland Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Highland Mandarina IPA is a great lineup addition

Highland Mandarina IPA is now cans for the first time as June winds down. Honestly, we are in love with this new India pale ale.

As spring was ending, the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery started introducing cans for the first time. Pilsner was up first. Now, Highland Mandarina IPA expands the canned lineup. The beer features a strong dry hop of Hull Melon and Mandarina Bavaria hops, plus California oranges. (To the tune of 400 pounds per fermenter.) This beer is so labor intensive, it takes the entire brewing team to puree the oranges in preparation.

The result is an incredibly smooth IPA with strong notes of orange in both the nose and the flavor. A fantastic addition to the brewery’s lineup. While at the brewery, founder Oskar Wong mentioned how excited he was to launch this beer. Mandarina is a staff favorite, and really, it was brewed for them. You are just lucky enough to drink it too, year-round.

“We combine Mandarina Bavaria and Hull Melon dry hops with hundreds of pounds of whole pureed oranges to create a unique orange blossom aroma and orange zest flavor in this fruit IPA. – Hollie Stephenson, Head brewer

Highland Mandarina IPA is available on draft and 12 ounce cans year-round.

Highland Gaelic will be available in cans later this year.

Style: IPA (w/ Oranges)
Hops: Chinook, Cascade, Bravo, Hull Melon, Mandarina Bavaria
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Year-round
Release: July, 2016

5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Flat 12 Bierwerks, New Releases

Flat 12 Summer Cycle is all about citrus

Flat 12 Summer Cycle, a citrus forward IPA, releases on June 22nd.

The release is twist on the brewery’s Half Cycle IPA, brewed with citrus-forward hops including Amarillo, Citra and Galena.

Style: IPA
Hops: Amarillo, Citra, Galena
Availability:

Release: 6/22/16

6.5% ABV, 104 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Oskar Blues Brewing, Headlines

Oskar Blues Passionfruit Pinner joins summer lineup 

Oskar Blues Passionfruit Pinner IPA will heading the brewery’s summer lineup.

The base recipe is Pinner “Throwback IPA” that features Passionfruit and a touch of blood orange juice.

“Passion fruit is very prominent in PINNER Throwback IPA’s dry-hopped flavor spectrum, locking in on that and accentuating it alongside the existing mouthfeel and clean malt characteristics is a natural extension of what this beer is all about” – head brewer Tim Matthews.

Oskar Blues Passionfruit Pinner is available starting in late June in 12 ounce cans, nationally.

Style: IPA (w/ Passionfruit, Blood Orange)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Summer seasonal.
Release: Late June, 2016

4.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Pipeworks Brewing, New Beers

Pipeworks La Citra

Pipeworks La Citra

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Foothills Brewing, New Releases

Foothills Hopjob Session IPA hits shelves

Foothills Hopjob Session IPA is a new lower alchohol, full flavored offering coming from the Winston-Salem, North Carolina brewery.

The first batch of Foothills Hopjob Session IPA went into the kettle on March 24th. Bottles are hitting shelves in all markets as of late-May/June.

End of the day. Work’s done. Fun’s in session. Make it last with this aromatic ale brewed to keep the good times going. A session IPA full of Azacca and Sorachi Ace hops, with all the flavor you’ve come to expect from Foothills. Thirsty? Get a job.

Foothills Hopjob Session IPA is available in 12 ounce bottles and draft.

Style: IPA
Hops: Azacca, Sorachi Ace

Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Seasonally.
Release: June, 2016

4.9% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Stone Brewing Co., New Releases

Stone IPA now available in cans for the first time

Stone Brewing announced in February that they will be canning at their new Berlin, Germany brewery. The cans would be distributed around Europe. That announcement came much to the chagrin of American fans, who wanted cans stateside.

It wasn’t long before the American fans would get the good news.

Now, Stone IPA is hitting shelves in 12 ounce cans for the first time since being released in 1997.  Just in time for summer.

By definition, an India pale ale is hoppier and higher in alcohol than its little brother, pale ale—and we deliver in spades. Now one of the most well-respected and best-selling IPAs in the country, this golden beauty explodes with citrusy, piney hop flavors and aromas, all perfectly balanced by a subtle malt character. This crisp, extra hoppy brew is hugely refreshing on a hot day, but will always deliver no matter when you choose to drink it.

Stone IPA is a 12 ounce bottle, 12 ounce can, and draft offering, year-round.

Style: IPA
Hops: Magnum, Chinook, Centennial
Availability: 12oz Cans, 22oz Bottles, Draft. Year-round

Debut (Cans): Late May/June, 2016

6.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay