Showing posts with label IPAs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IPAs. Show all posts

Friday, June 7, 2019

City Barrell Brewing KC MO. IPAs

Dad Jokes IPA with Galaxy hops released on 6/6/19, very good beer, not bitter, unique drinkable. 

Rad AF, double dry hopped hazy IPA, 6.4%, good beer, drinkable, good beer drink this one. 

Scooter Weather, the passion fruit mellows it out a bunch, smooth drinking, 7.2% abv, good beer. 
Trouble, west coast IPA, melon, citrus and dank, more bitter, not citrusy as the Scooter or Rad. 

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Base Camp Brewing

Lil Grom Hazy Pale, 24 ibu, 5%, fresher than fresh, a West coast Belgium hazy, wit beer.  Wheat with small hops.  Soso

Ultra Gnar Gnar IPA, 60 Ibu, 6.7%, barley and oats six Oregon hops, metallic taste, not the best IPA that we have had.

Smooth Hoperator, hop infused, Ann has an anchovie beginning, different. 

Pow Pow Cherry Porter, 30 ibu, 5.6%, cherry finish, dragon cherry puree, BA oak,  nice clean nose, regular Porter beginning. 

S'more Stout, they charr dini marchmellows on the rim of the glass, 66 ibu, 7.2%, slight smoke nose, sweet finish, both girls like it.  ⭐⭐ From Ann and Fran.

Cherry Nomadic, double IPA, 70 ibu, 9.0%, Strong IPA nose, hearty IPA, with Brett yeast, leans it to the Belgium side, finishes Belgium, starts slight sour. 

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Baerlic Brewing

New Noise IPA, 6%, refreshing, good finish, good beer.  70 ibu, Stone fruit,

What the Fluff, NW Hazy, 6.5%, 60 Ibu, rind finish.  Not one I would order. 

Shop Class single hop IPA, Azacca hops, 65 ibu, 5.7%, sits differently on the tongue,  grass, metal, soso. 

New Noise best of three. 

Modern Times Brewing

Booming Rollers, IPA, brewed in PDX, 80 ibu, 6.8%, juicy, Citra forward IPA, w/Motueka & Centennial hops.  Citrus nose, citrus finish, good beer.  

Disruptive Blade, Hazy IPA, 55 ibu, 7.25%, Whitbread yeast, Citra, Simcoe, & Centennial hops, citrus and Stone fruit, good citrus nose, brewed in LA, good finish.  Drinkable fruit. 

Outside World, Hazy double IPA, 55 ibu, 8.5%, Citra, Simcoe, Centennial, Idaho 7, hops.  Different nose, slight peach upfront, finishes like nectarine.  Good beer. 

Monsters' Park, imperial stout aged in Jamaican rum barrels, 60 Ibu, 14.2%, spices nose, cardamon, rum comes out, sweet finish, different may not bey first or second choice. 

Wizard Blend, blend of imperial stouts, six different imperial stouts blended together,  
Rum barrels, bourbon barrels, Brandy Barrels, Four in Bourbon barrels, one in Brandy and one in rum.  30 ibu, only 10.3%.   holy comoly.  Great nose, good alcohol blend, not too sweet not too alcohol, good beer. 

Migration Brewing Portland, OR

Luscious Lupulin IPA, 77 ibu, 6.5%, big citrus and piney resin, good nose, beer with hops in it, soso beer. 

Exit 13 IPA, 65 ibu, 6.6%, interesting hoppy taste, soso beer.  

Straight Outta Portland IPA, 69 ibu, 7.3%, West coast IPA, tropical juicy aromatics, citrus finish, long finish, good beer, would order. 

Outlaw Josey Wales, NW Red Ale, 46 ibu, 6%, lack luster ale. 

Old Silenus Strong Ale, 75 ibu, 7.8%, hop forward, they say hints of cherry cocoa, don't taste cherry or cocoa. Would not be at the top of my list.  Or middle.

Paddy o'ale irish Stout, 45 ibu, 4.3%, A Guinness IPA, or weak Guinness.  Would not order again. 

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Three Mugs Brewing, Hillsboro, OR

Obsession for Session IPA, 60 Ibu, 5.1%, nice nose, taste of apricot. Little hint on back sides of tongue.  Good beer. 

Hoppy in Paradise, passion fruit IIPA, 92 ibu,  9.0%, passion fruit nose, passion fruit taste, if you like the flavor okay.  If you don't like passion fruit don't drink it. 

Damsels Desire White Chocolate Ale, 12 ibu, 6.5%, white blonde, white chocolate nose, very sweet taste, you have to want the sweet to like this.  Different beer.  Like almond bark. 

Unforgivable Sin BA Imperial Porter, 40 ibu, 10.5%,  sweet finish, dark color, diff on back sides of tongue, drinkable Porter, good beer. 

No sour Mugs In The IPA Room, sour IPA, 6.7%, 65 ibu, IPA nose, not really not that sour, okay but what I would call a sour beer. 

Cascadian Coffee Ale, 7.6%, coffee nose, coffee finish, slight acidic taste from the coffee.

Pelican Brewing, Tillamook, OR

Kiwanda Cream Ale, 25 ibu, 5.4%, nice clean finish ale, good every day drinker, would order. 

Sea'N Red, Irish style red ale, no nose, a clean red ale.  25 ibu, 5.4%. 

Five Fin, West coast pilsner, 45 ibu, 5.3%, good pilsner, clean finish. 

Tsunami Stout, 45 ibu, 7%, good Stout nose, clean taste, good Stout finish.  Good drinker.

Umbrella, New World IPA, 60 Ibu, 7.4%, cotrus nose, very tasty, clean finish, good beer. 

Beak Bender, hoppinated IPA, 65ibu, 6.7%, small Hop after taste, still a good drinking IPA.  Would buy.

Beak Breaker, Double IPA, 90ibu, 9%, good nose, good hop finish, good beer.  Would buy. 

Berried at Sea, American Stout, 45 ibu, 7%,  has black berry & black currants, Stout with a semi sweet taste.  Good and not too sweet.

 

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Breakside Brewing, Portland, OR

Irish Stout, 4.7%, dry Stout riast with coffee, Stout nose, clean coffee Stout, good beer.  

Bazooka Fave, session IPA, 4.8%, tangerine, bright orange, pineapple, good clean finish, good session IPA. 

Breakside IPA, West Coast IPA, 6.3%, slight bitter, good citrus finish, good beer. 

Wanderlust IPA, West Coast IPA, 6.2%, tropical, orange, dank(?), Different finish, okay finish but different.  Not a bright finish. 

Kids These Haze, NE Style IPA, 6.2%, orange, pineapple, sunny, optimistic, guava nose, fruity on the tongue, nice finish.  Good beer. 

Salted Caramel Stout, 7.2%, sweet Stout, chocolate, caramel, salt, dark roasted barley, dark roast nose, great taste down the middle of the tongue.  Good beer. 

Ecliptic Brewing, Portland, OR

Capella Porter, 39 ibu, 5.2%, sweet dark malts, 4 hops, American, chocolate and caramel, very nice Porter.  Would drink.

Orbiter IPA, 75 ibu, 7.4%, 4 Hops start with a C and then Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus. Nice IPA nose, slightly bitter finish, good taste. 

Starburst IPA, 75 ibu, 7.8%, six hops, Amar, Aza, Cent, Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, dry hopped at the end, citrus fruit and pine, great nose, citrus, clean finish, good beer.

Hypernova IPA, Triple IPA, 88 ibu, 22%, two separate dry hopped additions, Sim, Ama, as, Chin, Columbus hops.  Slight citrus nose, very smooth for a tripel with the high abv.  Good beer. 

Phaser Hazy IPA, 45 ibu, 6.5%, juicy unfiltered, Citra, Azacca, Mosaic, Motueka, & Calypso hops, nice fruit nose, good finish, slight bitter on the tongue.  Good beer. 

Carina Peach Sour Ale, 34 ibu, 5.5%, peach nose, use Pale malt, good tartness in the middle of the tongue, refreshing, could be a hot summer drink. 

Monday, April 2, 2018

Deschutes Brewing, Portland, OR


Needless to say they have a lot of beer on tap here.  23 beers tapped.  Sours, 7 IPAs, Porter, Stouts, Ciders, Imperial IPA. 
Thai Sour, 10 ibu, 4.0%, lemongrass, Thai Chili's, not that good. 
Fruit Boots, NE IPA, 50 ibu, 6.5%, five Hop variety, tropical fruit, subtle bitterness.  Would drink this over others.
Porter Vallarta, pub exclusive, 35 ibu, 5.9%, biscuit and chocolate with azaca, Galaxy and Amarillo hops, all like it as a good standard Porter, very drinkable.
Hop Henge Imperial IPA, 90 ibu, 8.3%, citrus zest, pine, caramel, Strong beer, bitterness very hoppy.  Good beer.  Nose is from the citrus zest.
St. Paddy's Wagon, nitro Irish Stout, 25 ibu, 4.5 %, chocolate and roast deep black color, chocolate nose, close to Guinness but better flavor. 
The Abyss, 100% Aged in Rum Barrels, 80 ibu, 11.4%, imperial Stout, vanilla, chocolate, dark fruits, caramel and espresso, lots of rum taste, and alcohol up front.  Rum nose up front. 

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Walking Man Brewing

Knuckle Dragger, IPA, 100 I, 6.5%, lots of hops, Simcoe hops, Hop lovers special, so so. 
Trespasser NE Style IPA, 50 ibu, 8.0%, mosaic, citra, El Dorado hops, dry hopped twice, brewed with oats, smoother, good IPA. 
Homo Erectus, Imperial IPA, 90 ibu, 9.0%, big pney hoppy notes, very bitter, late finish, too hoppy for me.
Cherry Stout, 35 ibu, 7.2%, oatmeal Stout with chocolate, coffee notes and very Cherry mash cherry.  Cherry nose, way cherry. 
Walking Man IPA, 64 ibu, 7.2%, pine coyrus, resin notes, NW IPA.  Nice Hop note, no bad after taste, okay but not outstanding
  

Everybody's Brewing

Everybody's Brewing
The Cryo-Chronic IPA, 80 ibu, 6.9%, nice nose, cryogenic mosaic hops
On That Dust IPA, 65 ibu, 5.8%, another one using cryo hops, magic dust from beer advocate.
Country Boy IPA, 80 ibu, 6.2%, good nose, three hops, Columbus, Chinook, cascade, clean taste, good beer.e, the
Cold Press Coffee Porter, 45 ibu, 5.4%, after fermenting and aging, blended with Stoked's Bluebird cold brew coffee.  Good coffee nose, clean finish, nice hint of acidity from the coffee.
Sprinkles Hibiscus Sour Red Ale, 1.2 ibu, 4.5%, sour red ale, nose of a red ale, looks like a rose wine, or reisling grapes.
Insane Coconut Porter, 40 ibu, okay for me.
Insane Coconut Porter, 40 ibu, 9.0%, Coconut nose, sweet finish from the coconut. 
Monster Cookie Imperial Milk Stout, 85 ibu, 10%, brewed with locally made monster cookies, peanuts, cocoa nibs, rich Stout, Stout nose, good sweet milk stout, cocoa balances out the cookie. 
86 Dry Irish Stout, 42 ibu, 4.5%, Stout nose, smooth finish, good Irish Stout.  

Double Mountain Brewing, Hood River, OR

IPAs, Irish Stout
Black Irish Stout, 50 ibu, 4.0%, good Stout nose, burnt flavor, roasted barley flavor. 
IRA, India Red Ale, 65 ibu, 6.5%,  ery faint nose, red ale type. 
Hop Lion, 65 ibu, 6.7%, IPA, nice citrus nose, straight IPA.  Good beer
Hop Lava, Northwest IPA, 75 Ibu, 7.0%, northwrst hops give it sterile nose, would not order this beer. 
Gypsy Stumper, IPA, 80 ibu, 7.0%, slight citrus taste, slight citrus taste, okay better than Hop Lava, not as citrus as Hop Lion. 

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Reunion Brewery, multiple beers,

Electric Banshee, American Stout, roasted and chocolate malts, Simcoe hops, slightly different finish still good
El Gigante Rojo, American Red Ale, English base malts W/ Belgium caramel malt, oats and wheat. 

Reunion IPA, their standard ipa, nice clean finish. Good citrus flavor, nice finish. 

Tank Puncher IPA. 7.3% abv, citrus nose, good citrus back taste.  Very drinkable.  

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Old Boys Brewhouse, Silver Lake, MI

Old Boys Brown, 5.5%, 25 ibu, combo of caramel, victory and chocolate malts, to give it a toasted, nutty flavor, brown ale,

Kennel King, Imperial ipa, hops, hops, and more hops, Michigan grown cascade and chinook hops along with warrior, jarrylo, and columbus added during the kettle boil, and even more are dry hopped,hops are a little overpowering, maybe too much.,  9.2%, 100 ibu.  the 100 ibu does not give a bitter taste to the beer.   

Dogtail, exclusive Michigan grown hops for this IPA, 6.4%, 60 ibus, no citrus nose, no citrus taste, it needs some citrus to be an IPA for me.   

Leviathan Stout, 8.8%, 4 hour long boil, has kettle caramelization, hints of coffee, rasisins, toffee, choco, with a dose of english and us hops for some bittterness.  


Saturday, July 23, 2016

Cinder Block Brewing North KC

Barrel aged beers, North town Native, Prime, Wit, Block IPA,  Unwind IPA