Russian River Brewing Co: Blind Pig
Wow, this is a great IPA. It has an awesome nose. Right when you crack this guy open the hops fill the air. It has your American IPA citrussyness, but it is definitely different than something like a Racer 5. This guys has more of a grapefruit taste to it versus more of a lemon/orange [...]
Russian River Brewing Co: Pliny the Elder
So I’ve been kind of putting this beer off for a while mainly because it costs about $4.30 a pint at K&L and I have been kind of cheap lately, but a couple days ago I found myself back at K&L on a mission to pick up another beautiful bottle of Damnation…and I said to [...]
Dogfish Head: 90-Minute IPA
This massive Imperial IPA boasts 90 IBUs and 9% ABV. It is bitter yet balanced out by a sweet, rich and complex malt…Surprisingly it doesn’t seem that bitter… This beer is really sweet but not gross and overpowering. This is really a malt lover’s beer. It is chocolaty and caramelly and super complex. Normally a [...]
Long Hammer IPA
Let me start by saying, I am an IPA fan. But this beer is now near the top of my list. Brewed by Red Hook brewery, they took the time to add a buttload of hops. A common complaint of non IPA fans is that the added hops bitter up the beer. This beer strikes [...]
Racer 5
Man this is a smooth hoppy beer with a strong citrus flavor permeating throughout. First when you see a beer with a 7% alcohol content you think, damn that sh*t is going to taste harsh and so sweet that it is gross..(normally high alcohol content beers are really sweet because of the extra sugar they [...]
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