IPA

Spotlight: Rogue Cold Brew IPA

Rogue Cold Brew IPA will slam flavors of hops and coffee together in a new release in April.

Rogue Cold Brew IPA features Stumptown Coffee Roaster’s 12 hour cold-brew coffee, and Rogue Farm grown hops and malts. The approach with this Continue Reading →

Orpheus Brewing The Rites cans, March 8th

Orpheus Brewing The Rites will join the Atlanta, Georgia based brewery’s year-round rotation in January, 2016.

This will be the first year-round India pale ale by the brewery, joining Lyric Ale (saison) and Atalanta (tart plum saison).

We take our inspiration from Continue Reading →

Posted in New Belgium, New Releases

New Belgium Botanical Imperial IPA joins Hop Kitchen Series

New Belgium Botanical Imperial IPA is the latest entry in the brewery’s ongoing Hop Kitchen Series.

This draft only beer is an IPA brewed with Cascade, Sterling, Willamette hops, and a variety of garden grown botanicals, including basil, sage and juniper.

Then we intensified the citrusy, herbal and spicy hop flavors with a blast of essential oils from backyard botanicals basil, sage and juniper to create the freshest IPA around. A touch of dark caramel malt adds a nice cushiony bed to the sip before the beer transitions into a warming, dry finish. Taste the bounty of Botanical Imperial IPA.

New Belgium Botanical Imperial IPA is a draft only offering, in limited quantities across the brewery’s distribution network.

Style: IPA (w/ Sage, Juniper, Basil)
Hops: Brave, Cascade, Sterling, Willamette
Malts: Pale, Caramel-120

Availability: Draft Only
Release: March, 2016

8.5% ABV, 85 IBUs

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

Spotlight: Rogue Cold Brew IPA

Rogue Cold Brew IPA will slam flavors of hops and coffee together in a new release in April.

Rogue Cold Brew IPA features Stumptown Coffee Roaster’s 12 hour cold-brew coffee, and Rogue Farm grown hops and malts. The approach with this new IPA, is to create a beer that has a strong aroma of coffee, yet transitions seamlessly into an aromatic, hoppy IPA. A collision of two bold flavors that should please fans of both.

Rogue Cold Brew IPA will be a available in 22 ounce bottles and draft nationally in April, 2016.

Tasting notes: The IPA leads the charge in this beer, in aroma and initial flavor. The cold brew coffee is light from middle to finish. Fans of both will love this one. 

Style: IPA (w/ Coffee)
Hops: Simcoe, Freedom, Liberty, Rebel
Malts: 2-Row, Rogue Farms Dare, Risk, Rolled Oats, White Wheat, Coffee

Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft.
Debut: April, 2016

7.5% ABV, 82 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Half Acre Brewing, New Beers, Short's Brewing

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bissell Brothers Brewery, Seasonal Return

Bissell Brothers i-Lucky returns March 15th

Bissell Brothers i-Lucky returns to the Portland, Maine based brewery’s lineup on March 16th.

The IPA, a homage to restaurant workers everywhere, is an IPA brewed with rice and ginger.

This ale bursts with soft lemon flavor from Sorachi Ace & Lemondrop hops, and is characterized by a brilliant ginger presence that is bright but not overpowering.

Bissell Brothers i-Lucky is a 12 ounce can offering. Rotating availability.

Style: IPA
Hops: Sorachi Ace, Lemon Drop
Malts: Pilsner, Flaked Rice, Vienna, Malted Rice

Availability: 12oz cans

7% ABV

Pic: Bissell Brothers

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

Green Man Wayfarer IPA marks the brewery’s first can

Green Man Wayfarer IPA is the Asheville, North Carolina brewery’s first canned offering. The seasonal is one of the brewery’s most popular seasonal releases in both bottle and draft in the past.

Green Man Wayfarer IPA is a Citra-forward beer, with Simcoe in the dry-hop.

Head brewer John Stuart formulated this IPA with loads of flavorful aroma hops and a pale malt bill. This allows for the Citra and Simcoe hops used in the dry-hop to shine through, creating bright notes of citrusy hops and a pleasant bitter finish.

Green Man Wayfarer IPA is now shipping in 12 ounce cans and draft in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennesse and Florida.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Release: March, 2016

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in EPIC Brewing Company, Headlines, Ska Brewing

Epic and Ska Brewing team up on a barrel-aged peach IPA

Colorado breweries Epic Brewing and Ska Brewing will debut a new collaboration beer on March 19th – Skeptic Barrel-Aged Peach IPA.

The new beer encompasses each of the brewery’s individual strong points. In the case of Epic – barrel-aging and the fruit. For Ska, hops. The result – Skeptic Barrel-Aged Peach IPA.

We like to view the world with a rational eye, and that’s the beauty of this beer. Share it with a friend – discuss UFO’s, the existence of a soul, how could homing pigeons possibly have ESP, who shot JFK… One thing’s for certain: this collaboration between Epic and Ska, aged in Peach Street Peach Brandy Barrels, is something you can believe in.

Skeptic Barrel-Aged Peach IPA will debut at Collaboration Fest, put on by the Colorado Brewers Guild on March 19th. Distribution across Colorado, and parts of the U.S. to follow after.

Style: IPA (w/ Peaches. Barrel Aged. Peach Brandy.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft
Release: 3/19/16

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Orpheus Brewing, New Releases

Orpheus Brewing The Rites cans, March 8th

Orpheus Brewing The Rites will join the Atlanta, Georgia based brewery’s year-round rotation in January, 2016.

This will be the first year-round India pale ale by the brewery, joining Lyric Ale (saison) and Atalanta (tart plum saison).

We take our inspiration from Orpheus, who revealed the mysteries of the gods. The Orphic Rites break the never ending cycle of the Transmigration of Souls, allowing us to control our own destiny. This juicy, mysteriously hopped IPA is brewed for those who are ready to break the monotony, to dream, and to take control.

Orpheus Brewing The Rites was released on draft in mid-January. 12 ounce cans will be available in the taproom and distribution starting March 8th,

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-round
Can Debut: 3/8/16

6.7% ABV

Image via Orpheus Brewing

by Reid Ramsay