IPA

Posted in Coming Soon, Southbound Brewing Co

Southbound Rollin’ & Tumblin’ IPA, a Festival Beer

Southbound Brewing (Savannah, GA) is teaming up with Savannah Music Festival, and creating Rollin’ & Tumblin’ IPA.  The “springtime IPA” to pair with music, and warmer weather.

Rooted in a shared love for live music, Southbound Brewing Company and the Savannah Music Festival partnered to create this unique springtime IPA. light bodied brew features notes of caramel and tropical fruit flavors complemented with subtle hints of citrus and ripe mango. A burst of orchard fruit aroma coml… with these duos notes results in a pleasantly crisp and delicate finish. Crack one open and watch your blues roll and tumble away.

Southbound Rollin’ & Tumblin’ IPA will be available in 12oz bottles, and draft. The Savannah Music Festival kicks off again in March, 2015. Presumably some of this new IPA will be available at the festival as well.

Style: IPA
Hops: Magnum, Azacca

Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft.
Release: TBA

6% ABV, 60 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Lonerider Brewing Company

Lonerider The Hops you Rode in On, a New Session IPA

Lonerider Brewing Company (Raleigh, NC) will soon release a new session-style IPA, The Hops you Rode in On.

The brewery transitioned to all all aluminum packaging last year, so expect this new offering in 12oz cans.

Lonerider The Hops You Rode in On is 4.4% ABV.

This article will be updated with more release info as it becomes available.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Hi Wire Brewing

Hi-Wire Hop Circus IPA Series Launches in February

Hi-Wire Brewing (Asheville, NC) is launching a new hop centric series you’ll come to know as Hop Circus IPA. Hops lover and hop experimenters will enjoy what’s in store.

Hi-Wire Hop Circus IPA will change every few months, feature new hops and new hop combinations.

The first Hop Circus release is a session-style IPA, brewed completely with Simcoe hops.

The Hop Circus IPA Series will feature a new IPA every few months. Our first release is a single hop, session IPA brewed 100% with simcoe hops. At 4.8% ABV and 40 IBUs, this first release in the Hop Circus IPA Series will perfectly combine drinkability with classic hop character.

Expect each release in 22oz bottles and draft, where Hi-Wire is sold. The brewery will hold a special launch release, at the downtown tasting room on February 3rd, 2015.

Style: IPA
Hops: Varied

Initial Release: February, 2015.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Widmer Brothers Brewing

Widmer Brothers Hopside Down Returns as Spring Seasonal

Widmer Brothers Hopside Down India-style Pale Lager (IPL) returns to the brewery’s spring lineup.

Hopside Down is an aggressively hopped like and IPA, but is cold fermented and uses a lager yeast.

We are really looking forward to having Hopside Down back in our lineup,” said Rob Widmer, co-founder of Widmer Brothers. “Hopside Down is a delicious beer, and it’s perfect for spring. The beer features a heavy dose of Cascade hops. and the clean, crisp attributes of the lager yeast really allows the grapefruity-lemony-citrusy character of Cascades to shine through.

Widmer Hopside Down IPL was apart of the extinct Rotator IPA Series. It takes the place of Columbia Common the the spring, 2015 lineup.

Style: India Pale Lager
HOPS: Alchemy, Cascade
MALTS: Caramel 10L, Pale

Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Spring seasonal.
Release: January, 2015

6.7% ABV, 50 IBUs

Image via Widmer Brothers

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

New Belgium Slow Ride Session IPA Launches Year Round

New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) has launched a new, year round session beer, Slow Ride Session IPA. The brewery recognized the need for a hop forward, yet low abv offering in the year round lineup.

“The fun part about making this beer was balancing eight different hop strains into something smooth, bold and sessionable,” said New Belgium Assistant Brewmaster, Grady Hull. “We pitch Cascade, Target, Nelson Sauvin and Centennial hops in the kettle and we dry hop with Mosaic, Simcoe, Amarillo and Citra. It’s amazingly flavorful, and it still comes in at 4.5% abv.”

New Belgium Slow Ride Session IPA is available now in 12oz bottles and draft. Cans arrive in March, 2015.

Style: Session IPA
Hops: Cascade, Target, Nelson Sauvin, Centennial, Amarillo, Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe
Availability: 12oz Bottles, 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-round.
Arrival: January, 2015

4.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Modern Times Beer

Modern Times City of the Sun Returns. Even Hoppier

Modern Times City of the Sun bottles are on sale in the tap room today. The IPA is brewed with a fresh crop of Mosaic, Motueka, and Experimental Hop 05256. The brewery let this hoppy offering sit longer on the dry-hop then usual, making this beer even more “punchy.”

This beer was tasty as hell the first two times we brewed it, but the third time really did turn out to be the proverbial charm. We used the freshie freshie gnar gnar 2014 crop year hops (new hops generally become available in the winter, so these hops are only about a month old), and we let the beer sit on its massive dry hop load 50% longer.

Modern Times City of the Sun IPA will be available throughout SoCal, the Central Coast, & Maui this month. $6.99 a bottle.

Style: IPA
Hops: Mosaic, Motueka, Experimental Hop 05256
Availability: 22oz Bottles

7.6% ABV

Image via Modern Times Beer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Victory Brewing Company

Victory Anniversary 19 Session IPA Released

Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) was founded in 1996 by Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet. The due met on the school bus in fifth grade.

2015 marks 19 years of craft brewing for Victory, and a potential new beer to celebrate nearly two decades of success- Victory Anniversary 19 Session IPA.

Welcome to our birthday bash! As our gift to you, we’ve brewed this crips and easy drinking session IPA- full of whole hop flavor-for you to enjoy all night long. So put this bottle to your lips and start shakin’ what your mama gave you – the party is just getting started.

Victory Brewing Anniversary 19 Session IPA will be available in 12oz bottles and draft.

Style: IPA
Hops: Citra, Chinook, Simcoe
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft

Released: January, 2015

4.5% ABV

 

 

by Reid Ramsay