8/14/13
IIPA.
Love it or hate it.
If you love it, a good IIPA is like crack to any homebrewer, as evidenced by the Godfather of all IIPAs, Pliny the Elder by Russian River being 5 years running Zymurgy beer of the year as voted on by AHA members.
Kind of like wine to homebrewers, makes us use all sorts of pretentious-sounding usually made up adjectives to describe flavors and aromas like piny, grassy, fruity, florally, citrusy, grapefruity, sexgasmy, etc. Next time you’re in public enjoying a nice IIPA and getting perplexed looks from bystanders because you have your nose buried in the glass, yeah, you’re that jackass.
Relax. Don’t worry, you’re amongst friends in the LBG. So go ahead and savor those spicy, citrusy, and am-I-getting-stone-fruit? iso-alpha and beta acids.
And for those of you who have been consistently turned off by examples that are overly bittered to the extent that nothing else is distinguishable, don’t worry, I’m with you. I intend to present hop-forward ales that are also well-balanced and not bitter-bombs. Of course that is completely subjective, but it is my goal anyway.
Pröst!
Duane
Biermeister
August 2013 Tasting: Imperial IPA
Moderator: Officers
August 2013 Tasting: Imperial IPA
On-tap: Holy Hop Grenade, Coffee Amber Ale, Coco(a)nut Ale, Cracked Pepper Hibiscus Belgian, Doppelbach, Sidney Portier, American Barleywine
Lagering/Conditioning: Munich Dunkel, AAB Maibock, Brett Rye IPA, Russian Imperial Stout
On-deck: CocoMolé Ale
Pröst!
Lagering/Conditioning: Munich Dunkel, AAB Maibock, Brett Rye IPA, Russian Imperial Stout
On-deck: CocoMolé Ale
Pröst!
Re: August 2013 Tasting: Imperial IPA
Figures, I haven't been to a guild meeting in over a year, and the IIPA tasting would be a great reason to go, but we are leaving for Great Taste on Thursday!
Thanks!
--Bill
all your mash are belong to us
--Bill
all your mash are belong to us
Re: August 2013 Tasting: Imperial IPA
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Lawrenc ... 921889458/
viewtopic.php?f=9&p=23925#p23925Angelo M. Ruiz wrote:It's Official! August meeting has been moved to Wednesday the 14th at the usual place and time.
https://www.facebook.com/LawrenceBrewer ... 7079934703LocoBrew wrote:Meeting date for August has moved to Wednesday the 14th at the same place and time.
http://lawrencebrewers.org/wp/Lawrence Brewers Guild wrote:The LBG August meeting has been moved from Aug. 8 to Wednesday, Aug. 14. See you there!
LawrenceBrewers.org wrote:
Frank Dillon
Twitter @JHawkBeerMaker
"I like beer. On occasion, I will even drink beer to celebrate a major event such as the fall of Communism or the fact that the refrigerator is still working.” – Dave Barry
Twitter @JHawkBeerMaker
"I like beer. On occasion, I will even drink beer to celebrate a major event such as the fall of Communism or the fact that the refrigerator is still working.” – Dave Barry
Re: August 2013 Tasting: Imperial IPA
Thanks Frank! I did eventually find that post.
Thanks!
--Bill
all your mash are belong to us
--Bill
all your mash are belong to us