IPA

Half Acre Tamayura Taps Today

Half Acre Beer tapped a “friendship brew” with Coedo Brewing today. Brewed with citrus hops, and yuzu juice.

The result, Tamayura, is an ardently refreshing, slightly tart, hair raiser. We laid down a frame of cracker dry malt, splashed 22 liters of Continue Reading →

Duclaw Anti Venom 4: Centennial

Duclaw Anti Venom 4 is release is the fourth offering in the series. This variant is an IPA, hopped with Centennial hops, adding a citrus note to the beer.

Anti-Venom: Centennial, the newest variant in the Anti-Venom Series, is a medium-bodied, 7% Continue Reading →

Deschutes Pinedrops IPA, A Bottle Potential

A previously draft-only offering from Deschutes Brewery looks to get a little bottle treatment in the future – Deschutes Pinedrops IPA.

As you can deduce from the name, Pinedrops IPA tastes a bit piney. A hoppy homage to the landscape near the brewery. Personally, Continue Reading →

Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Enjoy After 12.26.15 Released. Headed to 10 States

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) now has two series for the IPA lover. One two drink as soon as you get it (Enjoy By IPA) and one for you two grab and hold on to for a while (Enjoy After IPA). Stone Brewing Co.’s Mitch Steele came up with recipe for Enjoy After Brett IPA.

Stone’s Mitch Steele came up with recipe the cellar ready beer.  Stone Enjoy After 12.26.15 IPA uses Belgian “Ardennes” yeast, then is dosed with Brettanomyces yeast. It’s the Brett that is key to the long term change.

This IPA is spiked at bottling with Brettanomyces, a wild yeast that, over time, brings about charmingly unpredictable complexities of spice, funk, acidity and more. The operative words in our beer-cellaring thesis are “over time.” For those of you who are impatient or like to experiment, the earliest we recommend sampling this beer is 12.26.14. The beer won’t be fully carbonated until that date. Ideally, you’ll want to cellar the beer up to—or beyond—the Enjoy After date to help it reach its full evolutionary potential. At that point, some facets of the Brett characteristics will have mellowed, while others will have become more profound; it all matures into a fascinating and delicious culmination. Individual results will vary…and that’s both the beauty and the intent behind this beer.

Stone Enjoy After 12.26.15 IPA is available in 750ml bottles. This is the second release, and up to now has been limited.

Style: IPA
Hops: Super Galena, Simcoe, Delta, Target, Amarillo, Calypso and Cascade

Availability: 750ml Bottles
Distribution: AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, OR, TX and WA

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Half Acre Brewing, New Releases

Half Acre Tamayura Taps Today

Half Acre Beer tapped a “friendship brew” with Coedo Brewing today. Brewed with citrus hops, and yuzu juice.

The result, Tamayura, is an ardently refreshing, slightly tart, hair raiser. We laid down a frame of cracker dry malt, splashed 22 liters of 100% yuzu juice into the pool, dry hopped with Hallertau Blanc and Amarillo, and a few days before packaging, we grabbed all the citrus fruits we could manage – oranges, grapefruits, lemons, yuzu – and got to zesting, steeping the beer over the weekend before its migration into kegs.

On tap at Half Acre in Chicago as of December 10th, 2014.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Duclaw Brewing, New Releases

Duclaw Anti Venom 4: Centennial

Duclaw Anti Venom 4 is release is the fourth offering in the series. This variant is an IPA, hopped with Centennial hops, adding a citrus note to the beer.

Anti-Venom: Centennial, the newest variant in the Anti-Venom Series, is a medium-bodied, 7% abv IPA hopped solely with American Centennial, adding notes of grapefruit and lemon to the nose and palate, and giving the beer a crisp, clean, bitter finish. Anti-Venom: Centennial has arrived; experience the bite of the century.

Duclaw Anti Venom 4 releases alongide Devil’s Due, and X-8 on December 17th, 2014.

Style: IPA
Hops: Centennial
Availability:

Arrival: 12/17/14

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Deschutes Brewing, Headlines

Deschutes Pinedrops IPA, A Bottle Potential

A previously draft-only offering from Deschutes Brewery looks to get a little bottle treatment in the future – Deschutes Pinedrops IPA.

As you can deduce from the name, Pinedrops IPA tastes a bit piney. A hoppy homage to the landscape near the brewery. Personally, I know some folks that have doted on this beer in the past.

This lively IPA delivers a crisp and light malt body with ample citrus and pine notes from Chinook and experimental hops. Inspired by the aromas and silence we experience when exploring the scenic pine forests just up the road from our brewhouse.

Deschutes Pinedrops IPA will be available in 12oz bottles as a part of the Bond Street Series. Other offerings in the series include Chasin Freshies, Foray, and Hop in the Dark.

Style: IPA
Hops: Millennial, Northern Brewer, Chinook, Centennial, Experimental
Malt: Pilsner, Pale, Munich, Crystal, Cara Pils

Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft.
Arrival: TBA

6.5% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, Southern Tier Brewing

Southern Tier Right-O-Way IPA Session IPA Joins Year Round Lineup

Southern Tier Right-O-Way IPA is a low ABV IPA joining the brewery’s year round line up in early 2015.

Right-O-Way IPA is brewed as a Session India Pale Ale with citrusy hops and floral aromas. These flavors, with the addition of lightly kilned malts and moderate hop bitterness, make Right-O-Way a refreshing and easy drinking beer. The sessionable 4.6% abv makes this one of the “easier” beers we’ve ever made. Enjoy it in your favorite glass or straight out of the bottle. Either way, make it Right-O-Way.

Southern Tier Right-O-Way IPA will be available in 12oz bottles and draft next year.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Year round.
Arrival: 2015

4.6% ABV

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

Smuttynose Finest Kind IPA Slated for Cans

Smuttynose Brewing Finest Kind IPA is slated for cans. The brewery’s new Towle Farm location kicked off public tours on May 31st, and the first bottles down the line were Finest Kind IPA.

It looks like Smuttynose Finest Kind IPA cans could be around the corner as well. It’s not secret that craft breweries are gravitating towards a canned options.

Finest Kind IPA is currently year round offering in 12oz bottles and draft.

Note: This is a “first look” preview. Details are subject to change at anytime by the brewery. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada Wild Hop Harvest IPA Shows Off Neomexicanus Hop

The final release in Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s five bottle 2014 Harvest Series is a very special one. For the first time, the Neomexicanus hop is on display.

2014 is the first time Sierra Nevada has released this rotating Harvest Series, showing off hop varieties and hopping methods. The Neomexicanus hop originates from Taos, New Mexico, and nicknamed “Medusa” for it’s multiple heads it produces on the vine. Neomexicanus is known for melon, apricot, and citrus aromas.

“There’s a fun sense of adventure in our final Harvest beer of the year,” said Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada’s founder. “The Neomexicanus hop was a lucky find by a rogue hophead combing the wild landscape, and he’s essentially gifted it to craft beer. We’re always looking for new aromas and flavors, and when they’re unexpected, it’s all the more exciting.”

Sierra Nevada Wild Hop Neomexicanus ships nationwide in 24 ounce bottles.

Style: IPA
Hops: Neomexicanus
Malts: Two Row Pale, Caramel

Availability: 24oz Bottles. Nov-Jan

6.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay