Being the devoted grad student that I am, I nearly forgot about my other almost-as-important duty....getting out to North Sound for the 1st batch of the imperial and relaying the message of good beer. With that said, let me begin.
To Hell in a Hop Basket Imperial IPA - North Sound Brewing
At 10.7% and approximately 130 IBU's, this was quite a brew. Obviously sweet, but surprisingly well balanced for something on the fringes of beer. The hop balance was nice as well, nice and citrusy. Then again, if you add hops every 5 minutes in a 90 minute boil and dry-hop it...what do you expect. I'll tell you what to expect, a frickin' rad beer!! As if my experience wasn't good enough, Kurt had a bit on cask as well. Simply Wonderful!
Of significant importance as well...
The Gospel IPA - Skagit River Brewing
Most of you know, I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way for Skag-beer, but this comes as a suggestion from other well-informed/cultured hop-heads. Arlen (a local brewing institution) had lent his services to one of our local breweries and the result was pretty damn good. Of significant importance was the hop balance...very angry... as I like to say of an aggressively bitter IPA.
Special thanks to Casey at the Nell Thorn for putting it on.
Until next time,
Lopez Jas
Of significant importance as well...
The Gospel IPA - Skagit River Brewing
Most of you know, I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way for Skag-beer, but this comes as a suggestion from other well-informed/cultured hop-heads. Arlen (a local brewing institution) had lent his services to one of our local breweries and the result was pretty damn good. Of significant importance was the hop balance...very angry... as I like to say of an aggressively bitter IPA.
Special thanks to Casey at the Nell Thorn for putting it on.
Until next time,
Lopez Jas
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