Showing posts with label Double IPA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Double IPA. Show all posts

Monday, April 2, 2018

Bridgeport Brewing, Portland, OR

Candypeel IPA, 65 ibu, 6.5%, Styrisn golden hops, Strong malt backbone, soso.
Multi Ball DIPA, 65 ibu, 8.2%, 7 types of NW hops,  slight bitter at end.  Not impressive. 
Triple Hero IPA, 100 ibu, 10%, slight IPA nose, my IPA, drinkable, slight bitter at end, lots of hops.  Soso
Hazy IPA,             , NE IPA?, Clear IPA, soso.
   Slight lemon flavor. 
Russian Imperial Stout, barrel aged, Stout nose, dark roasted finish, Stout.  Okay.
Bullpen, IPA, citrus nose, grapefruit hops, again soso.  

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Charleville Brewery Saint Louis

Short Black Sun, black Pilsner, 5%, not very strong,made for the eclipse
Ale Mucho Hoppo, Double IPA, 9%, 100 IBU, good beer, good bitter
Hoptimstic IPA, 6.6%, 65 IBU, smooth IPA good taste, not overpowering, drinkable,
Bellows Shake, Oktoberfest, 6%, smells of banana, smoth, drinkable.

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Side Project Brewing sour and other beers

Coffee Shop Vibes Peruvian, Russian Imperial Stout, 13% abv, nice coffee aroma, very dark stout, not bitter, very good.  Coffee and then more coffee. 
Backpack Fashion Show double dry hopped IPA, very good IPA nose, different taste, good beer.  8% abv. 
Bretta,  Sang, sour beer, 7% abv, French oak puncheon aged blond with sweet orange peel & blood orange juice. 
All three good beer. 

Friday, September 1, 2017

Narrow Gauge Brewing, Florissant MO

Old Town Porter, good color, good porter, very drinkable
Sparkle Motion, American pale ale with Citra and Galaxy hops, good flavor, served almost room temp 6%
Fallen Flag, American IPA, dry hopped with Citra and mosaic. Good taste great aroma
SHB, DDH Simcoe, double dry hopped with Simcoe hops, great aroma, different finish, 7%, 50 IBU, not necessarily one to order again
They have a lot of different IPAs

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Toppling Goliath IPAs

A good friend brought me three beers from the Brewery in Decora, Sosa, King Sue and Zeelander in 22 oz bottles.  Fran and I first split the Zeelander 😁, excellent nose, great taste, good beer, hop from New Zealand.  Yummy
Second I opened a Sosa, double IPA, different nose, different taste, but really good beer.  One hop, Mosaic, really good.  Double yumm.  Photo is of the Sosa. 

I am waiting to open a King Sue.  

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Augusta Brewing, Pale, IPA, Double IPA, Stout

Tannhauser, Pale, 49 IBU
1856 IPA, not fruity nose, not like my normal IPA
Double IPA, better taste, good nose,
Stout,  good coffee nose, smooth taste not overwhelming

Saturday, July 22, 2017

Crown Valley Brewing, Gateway Arch Ale, Coffman Porter, Gunslinger Double IPA, Ricochet Red Sour

Gate Arch Ale, 4.2%, Ale, soso, probably not order
Coffman Coffee Porter great coffee aroma, good coffee taste, nice beer would order.
Gunslinger Double IPA, 9% 93 IBU, good aroma nice taste, not overpowering alcohol
Ricochet red sour, 6.5%, 20 IBU, this is a fine line between beer and a dry wine.  I would probably not order again.  Ann did not like this sour.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Backpocket Brewing 12 beers on tap

Raygun, Cane Blade, wake up, Exaggerator, Ziegengott,
Raygun galaxy And topaz hopped ipa
Cane Blade double ipa- Columbus, centennial & simcoe hops 82 Ibu.
Wake Up Iowa, Coffee Stout, chocolate finish on the back side.  6% and 30 ibu
Exaggerator, Doppel Bock, 7.8% abv, Ann gets fruit notes at the end, not "fruity".
Ziegengott, Triplebock, very good beer.
13.7% abv, Ron and Ann say it has a sweet taste, like a barley wine.  Not one I would order

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Toppling Goliath, Hopsmack, double ipa,

Double IPA, dry hopped, citrus nose, very hoppy, hop explosion in your mouth. 

Toppling Goliath, twisted galaxy, Double ipa

Double IPA, with Galaxy hops, wintergreen hint, citrus nose, really good beer, taste lingers on the back of your tongue. 

Toppling Goliath, King Sue Double ipa

Double IPA, 100 Ibu, all Citra hops, overwhelming flavor, lingers on the tongue,

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Gonzos Big Dogg Brewing

Yummy Hoppy IPA, 8.5%. Double IPA, good taste,

Latitude 42 Brewing Co

Alpha Cat, colloraboration with Hop Cat Kalamazoo, just opened, Imperial IPA,9.9% ABV, Nice nose, hoppy, possibly over a 100.

Island Fever, coconut milk stout, taste the coconut, smooth on nitro,

Stage Fright, dry stout,  6%, citrus nose per Ann, sweet on the center of the tongue, good beer

Power Line porter,5.5%, abv, not overpowering good finish, good color, Heather, bar tender, stated this one has won the most awards, but n ot the  best seller.

  October Fest, German Style Marzen, 4,7%, not much nose, has a effervescent feel on the tongue.

Party at the Moontower, double IPA, 8.4%, good fruity nose, nice IPA taste, not overly bitter. for me a good drinkable beer.  

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

elk brewing, grand rapids, mi

double whammy ipa, over 100 bvi, 9 %  common double ipa
dankalicious, IPA, over 100 bvi, 7.6%


Greyline Brewing

Lost City, double IPA, 9.2%, nice nose, citrus, very tasty, good ipa