IPA

Ommegang Nirvana IPA, A Brewery First

Brewery Ommegang Nirvana IPA is headed your way in April, 2015.

Ommegang Nirvana IPA marks the first time the brewery has ever released an India pale ale. This small departure from Ommegang tradition uses Bravo, Simcoe, Centennial, Topaz, and Mosaic, dry-hopped with Continue Reading →

Red Brick Hoplanta Cans Coming Soon

Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) is scaling up their new canning line as your read this. The first cans of Laughing Skull are already on the market.

Coming soon are some beers from the brewery’s core lineup, including year round IPA, Continue Reading →

Modern Times Booming Rollers, Just Canned

Modern Times Booming Rollers is not available in cans. The seasonal IPA features Citra hops, known for their juicy citrus flavor.

Booming Rollers is a showcase for the juicy awesomeness of Citra hops. These new wave American hops impart a remarkable Continue Reading →

Dogfish Head Aprihop Gets Artistic Update

Dogfish Head’s spring seasonal, Aprihop, will feature new label art from Pittsburgh illustrator Rich Kelly. All 12oz bottles will feature the fresh artwork.

Kelly has created posters for big name musical acts like Phish, Primus, Dave Matthews Band, The Black Keys, and Continue Reading →

Spotlight: Boulevard Heavy Lifting IPA Cans

When Boulevard Brewing Company (Kansas City, MO) launches their first canned offerings this year, a completely new offering will be among them – Heavy Lifting IPA. The new hoppy beer is actually a “cousin” of another beer, Mid-Coast IPA. Beer Continue Reading →

Starr Hill Reviver Red IPA Now Available

Starr Hill Brewery (Charlottesville, VA) has released their new spring seasonal, Reviver Red IPA. The India pale ale uses Mosaic hops, dry-hopped with the brewery’s hop cannon.

“It’s always exciting working with new hop varieties, specifically Mosaic for this recipe,” said Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Ommegang

Ommegang Nirvana IPA, A Brewery First

Brewery Ommegang Nirvana IPA is headed your way in April, 2015.

Ommegang Nirvana IPA marks the first time the brewery has ever released an India pale ale. This small departure from Ommegang tradition uses Bravo, Simcoe, Centennial, Topaz, and Mosaic, dry-hopped with Centennial, Citra, Simcoe and Amarillo to create a beer full of fruity aromas and flavors.

“Over the past two years, our brew team’s explorations with hops yielded some very lovely beers, including Hop House and Fleur de Houblon, our summer seasonal,” said Phil Leinhart, Ommegang Brewmaster. “Nirvana IPA is the most adventurous hoppy beer to date for us and it really strikes at the sweet-spot of what more and more craft beer drinkers seem to be craving – a mid-level ABV beer with strong hop character that fits a variety of occasions.”

Ommegang Nirvana IPA will initially only be available in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT.) Interestingly, this is the first beer produced at Boulevard Brewing Co, both a part of the the Duvel family, as they are 6-pack capable. Ommegang’s Mike McManus worked on the recipe in Cooperstown before working with Boulevard on the hoppy project.

Expect Ommegang Nirvana IPA in April, 2015.

Style: IPA
Hops: Bravo, Simcoe, Centennial, Topaz, Mosaic, Centennial Citra, Amarillo
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Distribution: NY, NJ, CT

Release: April, 2015

6.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lexington Brewing and Distilling, New Releases

Lexington Brewing’s Kentucky Rye Barrel IPA Seasonal Released

Lexington Brewing (Lexington, KY) has released a new, limited seasonal Kentucky Rye Barrel IPA.

The base beer is an imperial IPA brewed with copious amounts of rye malt, the aged six weeks in Alltech’s own Town Branch Rye Whiskey barrels and Kentucky bourbon barrels. The result is a bright, citrusy IPA, that finishes with a strong barrel character.

“Distillers discovered rye decades ago and embraced it for its spicy, complex character,” said Ken Lee, master brewer for Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. “Today, more brewers have also embraced rye thanks to the complex notes it can add. With the spice from our Town Branch Rye barrels and the unique dry hopping we did in the barrel, I think craft beer fans will love this crisp seasonal beer.”

Kentucky Rye Barrel IPA is available in 12oz bottles for a limited time.

Style: IPA (w/ Rye Malt. Barrel Aged. Whiskey. Bourbon)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Arrival: February, 2015

10% ABV

Image via Kentucky Ales

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Red Brick Brewing

Red Brick Hoplanta Cans Coming Soon

Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) is scaling up their new canning line as your read this. The first cans of Laughing Skull are already on the market.

Coming soon are some beers from the brewery’s core lineup, including year round IPA, Hoplanta.

Red Brick as partnered with can manufacturer Novelis for the brewery’s can production, using the company’s evercan, an even more “green” aluminum based product.

The brewery tells Beer Street Journal there ware more details coming, and special release events in the works.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. (Current). 12oz cans (Soon)
Release (Cans): TBA

6.8% ABV

Read more: Canned Craft Beer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Modern Times Beer, New Releases

Modern Times Booming Rollers, Just Canned

Modern Times Booming Rollers is not available in cans. The seasonal IPA features Citra hops, known for their juicy citrus flavor.

Booming Rollers is a showcase for the juicy awesomeness of Citra hops. These new wave American hops impart a remarkable aroma and flavor, which we’ve amplified with the dark stone fruit character of New Zealand-grown Motueka hops. Some Centennial is thrown in to balance the tropical fruit party, and the malt body is just assertive enough to support Booming Rollers’ snappy bitterness. It’s a party in your mouth and all the beautiful people are invited.

Modern Times Booming Rollers is available in 16oz cans starting February 17th, 2015.

Style: IPA
Hops: Citra, Motueka
Malts: Two Row, Carapils, Crystal 10, Wheat

Availability: 16oz Can
Release: 2/17/15

6.8% ABV, 48 IBUs

Image via Modern Times Beer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head, Don't Miss This, Seasonal Return

Dogfish Head Aprihop Gets Artistic Update

Dogfish Head’s spring seasonal, Aprihop, will feature new label art from Pittsburgh illustrator Rich Kelly. All 12oz bottles will feature the fresh artwork.

Kelly has created posters for big name musical acts like Phish, Primus, Dave Matthews Band, The Black Keys, and movie and tv’s Django Unchained, Breaking Bad.

When I started out, I recorded all of the information I could regarding the different ingredients, the geography of their origins and the process of brewing. Then it was a matter of creating visuals to accompany that information and then combining those visuals into one cohesive image…

Dogfish Head Aprihop is the brewery’s spring seasonal, brewed with apricot juice. It makes a seasonal return in March, 2015. Rich describes the creative process on Dogfish Head’s website.

Style: IPA (w/ Apricots)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Distribution: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Coming Soon, Headlines

Spotlight: Boulevard Heavy Lifting IPA Cans

When Boulevard Brewing Company (Kansas City, MO) launches their first canned offerings this year, a completely new offering will be among them – Heavy Lifting IPA. The new hoppy beer is actually a “cousin” of another beer, Mid-Coast IPA. Beer Street Journal reached out to Ambassador Brewer Jeremy Danner for more info.

Compared to Mid-Coast IPA (a Tasting Room Series offering), the alcohol by volume has gone up from 5.6% to 6.2%, but the bitterness (IBUs) have gone from 100 to mid 80s. (That’s less bitter if bitterness units are foreign to you.)

Boulevard Heavy Lifting IPA will join the year round lineup in April, 2015. Lovers of Boulevard AND hops can look forward to The Calling IPA, a new year round offering in the Smokestack Series to hit this month.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year Round.
Release: April, 2015

6.2% ABV

Read More: Boulevard Brewing

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Starr Hill Brewing Company

Starr Hill Reviver Red IPA Now Available

Starr Hill Brewery (Charlottesville, VA) has released their new spring seasonal, Reviver Red IPA. The India pale ale uses Mosaic hops, dry-hopped with the brewery’s hop cannon.

“It’s always exciting working with new hop varieties, specifically Mosaic for this recipe,” said Robbie O’Cain, Starr Hill’s Brewmaster. “The wonderful thing about IPAs is the ability to develop new and interesting hop blends. The possibilities are endless, which is why you see so much growth in a category where you can continuously tweak and experiment.”

Starr Hill Reviver Red IPA is available in 12oz bottles and draft. The brewery is throwing a special launch party for the brewery on February 8th.

Style: IPA
Hops: Mosaic
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Feb-April

Release: February, 2015 (Initial Release)

6.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay