Mikkeller is importing a bottle full of hops with 19. An IPA with a whopping 19 hop additions. The ABV is congruent with the gypsy brewer’s single hop series at 6.8% ABV. Below are the percentages of of Continue Reading →
Founder’s Brewing’s fresh hopped beer Hop Harvest according to the brewery. Those lovers of fresh, chewy hop flavors will be severely remissed to not drink this one when it hits.
This liquid dream pours a hazy golden orange straw color with Continue Reading →
Mikkeller’s newest stateside brew Invasion IPA, was brewed at Drake’s Brewing in San Leandro, California. Now, Mikkeller (who has no physical brewery) has brewed in the United States before, but almost always (fail to remember one on their Continue Reading →
Full Sail celebrates the hop harvest season with a long winded press release…
Hood River, Or — One of the secrets to the wonderful flavors in beer is hops. Located in the heartland of hops, every year the Full Sail brewers wait with Continue Reading →
Laurelwood Brewing (Portland, OR) just released GearHead IPA on tap at the Laurelwood pub locations. Gearhead will be available in bottles by the end of September.
Gearhead IPA is brewed in the Northwest tradition of generous amounts of aroma hops, creating layers of citrus and Continue Reading →
Short’s Brewing just recently released Ale la Reverend. Ale is a double dry hopped session IPA. Brewed for Joe Short’s wedding, this IPA was brewed with a lower abv in mind.
A light bodied IPA with an appealing golden hue, thirst-quenching crispness, and Continue Reading →
Mikkeller is importing a bottle full of hops with 19. An IPA with a whopping 19 hop additions. The ABV is congruent with the gypsy brewer’s single hop series at 6.8% ABV. Below are the percentages of of the 19 hops additions. Arriving in 11.2% bottles.
Founder’s Brewing’s fresh hopped beer Hop Harvest according to the brewery. Those lovers of fresh, chewy hop flavors will be severely remissed to not drink this one when it hits.
This liquid dream pours a hazy golden orange straw color with a white, two-finger head. Your first sip of this beer rewards you with a super juicy hop presence bursting with citrus, then finishes to introduce toasted malt undertones.
Mikkeller’s newest stateside brew Invasion IPA, was brewed at Drake’s Brewing in San Leandro, California. Now, Mikkeller (who has no physical brewery) has brewed in the United States before, but almost always (fail to remember one on their own) as a collaboration. (See: Jester King, Three Floyds, Etc.)
Invasion is an American IPA, available in 22oz bombers. Shelton Brothers in Massachusetts will still distribute the beer, potentially pushing into existing Mikkeller markets across the U.S.
It would be some interesting role reversal to have some Mikkeller imported the other way…
Full Sail celebrates the hop harvest season with a long winded press release…
Hood River, Or — One of the secrets to the wonderful flavors in beer is hops. Located in the heartland of hops, every year the Full Sail brewers wait with thirsty anticipation for hop harvest and the chance to celebrate by brewing fresh hop beers. When the hops are at their peak, the Full Sail brewers truck out to the hop fields to collect the aromatic bounty. These seasonal wonders will go from field to brew kettle within a matter of hours and the magic begins.
“As brewers we are always reliant on nature’s bounty, from the quality of the barley harvest to how the hops weathered through the Oregon summer. But no moment brings this relationship to sharper focus than our fresh hop beers. This year, we celebrate the season’s first hops with four different beers: Lupulin, 3 brews of ale each featuring a different hop variety, and Hopfenfrisch, a Pilsner lager, showcasing a fourth variety. All highlight the brewer’s art as well as nature’s gift,” said Full Sail Executive Brewmaster, Jamie Emmerson.
“When we brew with fresh hops, timing is everything,” added Emmerson. “There’s such a small window of time to take advantage of these fresh hops. We need to get them into the brew kettle within hours of picking while their oils and resins are still at their peak. It takes five to seven times more hops to brew a fresh hop beer, and it’s absolutely worth it. The result is a subtle range of fresh hop flavors and aromas that you can only get brewing with fresh hops.”
According to Emmerson, each hop variety reaches peak maturity at a different time during harvest. “For this year’s fresh hopped beers we brewed four different batches waiting each time for the right hops. To highlight the unique flavor of the different hop varieties, we brewed three ale batches using the same malts, but different hops. The beer’s balanced caramel character and malt body really let the hops shine brightly through on the palate. In the first batch we used Tettnangs, a classic old world noble hop. This beer has a full herbal character with a smooth spiciness. Next, we used Centennial hops which add a large fruity orange grapefruit citrus flavor. Then we brewed with big bold Magnum hops, a high alpha hop that imparts more bitterness per pound. The Magnum hops lend a subtle citrus flavor with a crisp hop flavor and finish. The flavors are slight orange and lime. In the lager version, Hopfenfrisch Pilsner lager, we used fresh harvested Perle, a close cousin to the North Brewer hop, which give the beer a strong herbal character with classic pils hop aromas. Combined with our lager yeast, these flavors make for a classic pilsner beer which give the beer a pleasant hop character. This pale gold aromatic brew was left unfiltered to preserve its smooth body and honeyed malt flavors. This beer is crisp and clean.” The hop varieties were locally grown at Indie Hops, BC Hop farm and Sodbuster and Goschie Farms, which are both Salmon Safe certified hop growers.
Full Sail’s Fresh Hop beers are a veritable hop lover’s delight. The tiny lupulin glands inside the hop flowers, packed with sticky resins and essential oils, provide all that wonderful bitterness, flavor and aroma. These beers are all about hops; wet hopped, kettle hopped, hop back hopped, and dry hopped in the fermenter with 150 pounds of hops per batch. That’s 7.5 pounds of hops per barrel! Most products this fresh last only a short time. Please enjoy while you can.
About Full Sail Brewing Company:
The independent and employee-owned Full Sail Brewery is perched on a bluff in Hood River, Oregon, overlooking the most epic wind and kite surfing spot in the world. At this very moment 47 specialists in the liquid refreshment arts are crafting barley and hops into your next beer. Among the company’s most popular brews are Full Sail Amber, IPA, Pale, LTD, Session and Session Black Premium lager. Founded in 1987, the Full Sail crew has been fermenting godlike nectar for 24 years. Committed to brewing great beer andsustainable practices their award winning brews are now available in 28 states. The Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub is open seven days a week. Swing by for a pint, grab a bite, tour the brewery, or just soak up the view. http://www.fullsailbrewing.com ###
Laurelwood Brewing (Portland, OR) just released GearHead IPA on tap at the Laurelwood pub locations. Gearhead will be available in bottles by the end of September.
Gearhead IPA is brewed in the Northwest tradition of generous amounts of aroma hops, creating layers of citrus and piney aromatics and flavors, while managing to strike a balance with a moderate malt body. This crisp and refreshing beer will provide with complex and resinous aromas.
Short’s Brewing just recently released Ale la Reverend. Ale is a double dry hopped session IPA. Brewed for Joe Short’s wedding, this IPA was brewed with a lower abv in mind.
A light bodied IPA with an appealing golden hue, thirst-quenching crispness, and laden with pungent hop aromas of citrus and spruce.
Released at the end of August in 6pks, draft at the brewpub.
Mikkeller is importing a bottle full of hops with 19. An IPA with a whopping 19 hop additions. The ABV is congruent with the gypsy brewer’s single hop series at 6.8% ABV. Below are the percentages of of the 19 hops additions. Arriving in 11.2% bottles.
