IPA Review – Melvin Asterisk Double IPA
Melvin Asterisk DIPA: Described as the cousin of 2X4 on Melvin’s website this 9% abv Double IPA is my choice for IPA of the week for a few reasons.
Craft Beer Review – Maine Beer Company Dinner Double IPA
Maine Beer Company Dinner Double IPA: Brewed in Freeport, Maine this top 10 ranked Double IPA (see ratebeer) is brewed to a strength of 8.2% abv with an undisclosed level of IBUs. This particular beer is pretty difficult to obtain outside of North Eastern USA and due to its high rating heightened demand, tracking a…
Craft Beer Review – Brewmaster Jack Hoppines Is A Warm Pun Double IPA
Brewmaster Jack Hoppines Is A Warm Pun Double IPA: Brewed in Northhampton Massachusetts, this beer comes in at a strength of 8.2% abv and contains 100 IBUs worth of Moteuka and Galaxy hops. I admit, I’ve never ever heard of Moteuka hops before, but some quick googling revealed that it’s a cross breed of Saaz and…
Craft Beer Review – Lord Hobo Brewing Boom Sauce Double IPA
Lord Hobo Brewing Boom Sauce Double IPA: Brewed in Woburn, Massachusetts this double IPA is a blend of three of their hop forward ales: Blend of Ball and Biscuit, Steal This Can and Consolation Prize. It comes in a 500mL can, simply labelled Boom Sauce, and it makes for a great shelf impression and presence amongst a…
Craft Beer Review – Fiddlehead Brewing Mastermind Double IPA
Fiddlehead Brewing Mastermind Double IPA: Brewed in Shelburne, VT this Double IPA comes in at a strength of 8.1% abv with an undisclosed IBU. A unique thing about this particular beer is that the brewery has committed to donating 25% of all sales of Mastermind towards the Vermont Children’s Hospital’s Extra Life Event which supports clinical…
Craft Beer Review – Against The Grain Brewery Citra Ass Down DIPA
Against The Grain Brewery Citra Ass Down DIPA: Known for their puns, artwork and one really nasty looking label, Against The Grain brewed this beer to a strength of 8.2% abv with 68 IBUs of hops featuring mostly Citra hops with some others on the side. The brewers suggest drinking this one straight from the can…
Craft Beer Review – Stone Brewing RuinTen Triple IPA
Stone Brewing RuinTen Triple IPA: Stone is known for pushing the envelope to the limit when it comes to brewing, so it’s no surprise to see that this beast dubbed an “audacious gem of hoppy splendor” is brewed to a strength of 10.8% abv with 110 IBU’s worth of hops. Bottled on June 13th, 2015,…
Craft Beer Review – Fiddlehead Brewing Second Fiddle Double IPA
Fiddlehead Brewing Second Fiddle IPA: Brewed in Shelburne, VT this Double IPA comes in at a strength of 8.2% abv with 80 IBUs in an easily crushable tallboy can sold in 4 packs. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a nice clear copper colour with 3 fingers of foam and an average level of carbonation. The aroma is…
Craft Beer Review – Lawson’s Finest Liquids Sip of Sunshine Double IPA
Lawson’s Finest Liquids Sip of Sunshine Double IPA: Brewed in Warren, VT this Double IPA comes in at a strength of 8% abv with an undisclosed IBU level. Like other famous Vermont IPA’s, it’s in a tall boy can with a date stamp on the bottom (mine was 5 weeks fresh) and features some pretty cool…
BC Craft Beer Review – Powell Street Right Kind of Crazy Double IPA
Powell Street Right Kind of Crazy Double IPA: This is a 150 IBU hop monster of a beer brewed in Vancouver, BC to a strength of 9% abv. According to their website description it is made with Columbus, Amarillo and the new Azacca hop variety so I guess move over Mosaic, the beer world has a new…
BC Craft Beer Review – Four Winds Vexillum Imperial IPA
Four Winds Vexillum Imperial IPA: Brewed in Delta, BC to a strength of 9% abv and 100 IBU’s, I managed to buy this directly at the brewery and consume it on its first day of release so this was about as fresh as it gets beyond drinking it straight from the tank. Aroma and Appearance: It pours…
Craft Beer Review – Stone Enjoy By 02-14-15 IPA
Stone Enjoy By 02-14-15 IPA: Yes, finally the Stone Brewing Enjoy By series has made it into British Columbia with a $10 price tag which is about right for the market, albeit almost a joke because it hit shelves like 3 days before it technically expires (we all blame our Liquor Distribution Board for this). This…
BC Craft Beer Review – Persephone Brewing Double IPA
Persephone Brewing – Double IPA: Brewed in Gibsons, this Double IPA is brewed at a strength of 9% abv featuring Amarillo, Cascade and Columbus hops. Interestingly enough, this is one of the more expensive DIPA’s on the market, often going for $12-$13 a bottle at private stores (this is where a 10% CAMRA discount is handy). I…
Craft Beer Review – The Alchemist Heady Topper Double IPA
The Alchemist – Heady Topper Double IPA: this brewery in Vermont currently only make this beer which happens to be the fourth highest ranked double IPA on ratebeer and number 11 overall beer in the world. Lets face it, this is a bucket list beer and I was privileged enough to try one recently. It is brewed…
Craft Beer Review – Stone 18th Anniversary Double IPA
Stone – 18th Anniversary IPA: Celebrating 18 years of brewing, Stone bottled this Double IPA on August 21st, 2014 so it was still in it’s recommended drinking window which is about 3 months from bottle for an IPA. This year’s release was brewed at a strength of 8.5% abv with 75 IBUs and went through an…
Craft Beer Review – Rogue Farms 7 Hop IPA
Rogue Brewery – Farms 7 Hop IPA: Brewed in Newport, Oregon right near the jetty (go there, it’s fun) this IPA comes in at a strength of 8% with 90 IBUs. Interesting enough, Rogue starting a significant hop growing program in 2008 during one of the many hop shortages the craft beer world has encountered…
Craft Beer Review – Firestone Walker Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA
Firestone Walker – Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA: If you search this beer on the internet, you will notice that ratebeer has it on the top 10 Black IPA’s of the world which is always exciting to find a beer that higly regarded, however sometimes can cause you to over anticipate the beverage and therefore feel…
Craft Beer Review – Coronado Brewing Idiot Imperial IPA
Coronado Brewing – Idiot Imperial IPA: Brewed in Coronado, CA at a strength of 8.5%.with 90 IBUs I was excited to try my very first beer by this brewery which I picked up at Haggen in Bellingham, WA. Aroma and Appearance: This craft beer pours a clear coppery orange colour with 2 fingers of foam and lots…
Craft Beer Review – Hair of the Dog Blue Dot Double IPA
Hair of the Dog Blue Dot Double IPA: Brewed by one of my absolute favourite breweries of all time, this not so double IPA is brewed at a strength of 7% abv with 80 IBUs and was purchased in Oregon on a recent trip. Needless to say I was pretty excited to crack this one open. Aroma…
BC Craft Beer Review – Phillips Brewing Amnesiac Double IPA
Phillips Brewing – Amnesiac Double IPA: Hailing from Victoria, this craft beer is brewed at a strength of 8.5% abv and was enjoyed at home from a 22 oz bottle with a freaky elephant on it. Aroma and Appearance: The colour is clear golden honey with two fingers of white foam and very bubble interior. The aroma…
Craft Beer Review – Great Divide Hercules Double IPA
Great Divide – Hercules Double IPA: Perhaps as strong as Hercules, this Imperial IPA brewed in Denver, CO was brewed at a strength of 10.0% abv and 85 IBU’s. I poured it into my usual IPA glass, hoping for yet another gem of a beer Aroma and Appearance: It pours a dark cloudy copper with 1 finger…
Craft Beer Review – Firestone Walker Double Jack Double IPA
Firestone Walker – Double Jack Double IPA: Is a very popular and highly rated Imperial IPA brewed in Paso Robles, CA at a strength of 9.5% abv and 85 IBUs. I poured this into my IPA beer glass in anticipation of another great uber IPA. It is part of their Proprietors Reserve Series, can it sound…
Craft Beer Review – New Belgium Rampant Imperial IPA
New Belgium – Rampant Imperial IPA: Is an Imperial IPA brewed in Colorado at a strength of 8.5% with 85 IBUs and was enjoyed at home, poured from a 22 oz bottle into a beer glass. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a clear gold with 2 fingers of white foam and some slow rising bubbles were seen in the…
Craft Beer Review – Fearless Brewing Mjolnir Imperial IPA
Fearless Brewing – Mjolnir Imperial IPA: Is an IPA brewed in Oregon at a strength of 6.9% abv (so not really Imperial) and was enjoyed at home, poured from a tall boy can into a beer glass. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a copper orange colour with 1 finger of foam and some sporadic rising bubbles. The…
Craft Beer Review – Alameda Yellow Wolf Imperial IPA
Alameda – Yellow Wolf Imperial IPA: Is an Imperial IPA brewed in Portland, Oregon at a strength of 8.2% with 103 IBUs and was enjoyed at home, poured from a 22 oz bottle into a beer glass. Aroma and Appearance: It pours an golden yellow with a whole lot of foam and bubbles. The aroma is mostly grapefruit with…
BC Craft Beer Review – Russell Brewing Hop Therapy Double IPA
Russell Brewing – Hop Therapy Double IPA: Is a local Surrey Imperial IPA that is brewed at a strength of 9% abv and 100 IBU’s which was enjoyed the other night from a bottle poured into a 22 oz beer glass. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a clear copper with two fingers of lacy foam and some teeny tiny bubbles were…
Craft Beer Review – Goose Island The Illinois Imperial IPA
Goose Island – The Illinois Imperial IPA: Brewed in Chicago, IL at strength of 9% abv with 95 IBU’s, this Imperial IPA was poured into a Goose Island nonic glass and enjoyed recently while vacationing in Portland. Aroma and Appearance: It a clear copper with lots of bubbles and two fingers of foam. The aroma s tropical fruit with mild…
Craft Beer Review – Double Mountain Molten Lava Imperial IPA
Double Mountain – Molten Lava Imperial IPA: Brewed in Hood River, OR at strength of 9% abv with 90 IBU’s, this Imperial IPA was poured into a nonic glass and enjoyed recently while vacationing in Portland. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a hazy orange gold colour with 2 fingers of foam, some sporadic bubbles and a lot of chunky stuff. The…
Local Craft Beers – Central City Red Racer Imperial IPA for Autism
From Surrey, BC comes Central City’ Red Racer Imperial IPA 2014 (a serious 9% alc double IPA for charity, poured at home from a 22oz bottle). This is a 2000 case special release in 2014, they also did one last year. Aroma and Appearance: Pours a nice copper colour with two fingers of foam and has lots of grapefruity tangerine-like…
Import Craft Beers – Bridgeport Hop Czar
From Portland, OR comes Bridgeport’s Hop Czar Imperial IPA (7.5% alc imperial IPA, poured at home from a 12 oz bottle). Aroma and Appearance: Pours a cloudy amber, with nice lacy foam and the aroma consists of tropical floral notes, a bit of citrus and mango. Flavour: First of all there is a real bitterness to this one that hits you…
Import Craft Beers – Oskar Blues Imperial IPA
From Denver, CO comes Oskar Blues Imperial IPA (a serious 10% alc double IPA, poured in Seattle from a can). Aroma and Appearance: Pours a clear copper honey like colour, with medium foam and some tiny bubbles that make their way up the glass. The aroma is dominated by grapefruit, floral, tangerine like hops. Flavour: Lots of sweet bready…
Craft Beer Review – Muskoka Brewery Twice as Mad Tom Double IPA
Muskoka Brewery – Twice as Mad Tom Double IPA: Brewed in Bracebridge, Ontario at a strength 8.4% abv and 71 IBUs, this craft beer was enjoyed at home from a 12 oz bottle. Aroma and Appearance: Pours a copper orange gold colour with 1 finger of foam, some bubbles and a bit of sediment not uncommon to Double IPA’s.…
