IPA

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Thi is just a reminder I will not be blogging between January first to the fourteenth. This IPA Wetness is a wet-hopped IPA with Citra & Centennial wet hops. This beer weighs in at 6%ABV and comes directly from Revelry Brewing in Charleston, South Carolina. I used to see a few of their beer here in the Charlotte, NC, but not in a while. This IPA pours a yellow color, with a three-finger bright white head. The aroma is lemony, citrusy, piney, grassy, and bitter. The flavor is also lemony, citrusy, and piney. It is also soft, dank, dry, and resiny. The mouthful is barely medium but does coat the mouth for a short duration. The beer then finishes dank, dry, and bitter. Then you come to the aftertaste of a light citrus, bitter lemon and pine notes that linger for a while. This Revelry Brewing Wetness does not taste as it smells, which is not good or bad. I enjoyed this IPA.I have not had a lot of wet IPAs. Wet IPAs use fresh off the vine hops, and IPAs usually using dry hops. That’s why you don’t see a ton of wet-hopped IPAs around, or wet hops may be more costly. I give Wetness from Revelry Brewing an A-. I think the Centennial hops slightly overpower the Citra hops, or they use more Centennial the Citra, and I am a big Citra hop fan But nothing else really held this back. It was just my preference. I do recommend this. Please be kind, stay safe, and remember to enjoy responsibly! 

In my last post I said that Eye of The Lager was the last of the Musa beers I had. I was wrong. I was searching in my beer refrigerator and found Born in the IPA from Ceveja Musa. This IPA weighs in at 6.5% and has Citra, Mosaic, Summit, and Warrior hop. This IPA pours a yellow color with a two-finger white head. The aroma is citrus, orange, grassy, and bitter. Smells decent. The flavor is also orange, citrusy, malty, and bitter. The mouthfeel is between light and medium. Then it comes to a bitter orangey finish with a good amount of bitterness. Then comes a bitter citrusy malt aftertaste. This beer is probably the best Musa beer out of all. I give Born in the IPA a B. It was a good IPA with a decent/good IPA flavor. Not too much and not overwhelming either. I would have this Born in the IPA again. I hope that can happen. Please be kind, stay safe, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

This beer, hi-pitched mosaic IPA is dry-hopped with Mosaic & Centennial hops. This IPA is from Hi-wire Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina. This beer is 6.7% ABV. Hi-pitched pours a copper color with a three-finger white head. The aroma is floral, hoppy, citrus fruits, and bitter. The beers flavor is bitter, orange citrus, floral, and hoppy. The mouthfeel is medium and nothing special. Then this beer finish with a bitter flavor that comes as a surprise. Then you come to the bitter citrusy aftertaste. This hi-pitch is not that great. I’d give this a D. The citrusy flavor is not good, it is almost mild at best. The bitterness feels like it is an off-flavor. It’s not a great floral flavor. This beer is more like a weed. I did finish this beer without wanting to pour it out. So, no I wouldn’t recommend this beer. I would not have it again. Please be kind, stay safe, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

This beer, Filson Gold Rush Rustic IPA, is made by Stillwater Artisanal in conjunction with the one-hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of Filson outdoor clothing. This beer is 6.5% ABV from Grand Mound, Washington. This beer was given to me by Backbone Media. There is another Stillwater/Filson beer. This IPA pours a yellow color with a fluffy three-and-a-half-finger white head. It dissipated slowly, leaving behind thick lacing. The aroma is like a traditional IPA; grassy, hoppy, bitter, and citrus fruits. The taste is dank, grassy, bitter, hoppy, and citrus fruit (oranges). The mouthfeel is juicy and medium. Then it comes to a nice pine bitter finish that is lithely citrusy. The aftertaste is bitter citrus and grassy but lingers just enough to know that it’s there. This beer is how IPA was twenty-two years ago, before the explosion of west-coast IPAs, New England, and all the other sub-styles of an IPA. It’s just an IPA, a good IPA. I’d give this an A+. It is refreshing to go back to the roots or the beginning of IPA. The whole style/sub-style of IPAs has become too much, and I still like all IPA. I am getting tired of every beer out in stores being an IPA. This IPA has a classic IPA flavor and taste. I highly recommend this. It’s fantastic, and it will keep you wanting more. Please be kind, stay safe, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

This beer from Burial Beer in Asheville, North Carolina, has quite a long name. A Desolate Divide on the Westward Metamorphosis India pale ale. This IPA is 6.5% ABV. This IPA is a collaboration with bike packing.com. It has Cryo, and Incognito hops in the whirlpool. Then it’s double dry hopped with Cashmere, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops. Then a finishing dose of Cryo hops. It also used Burial Heavy Resin treatment. This beer is a one-off and will not be around again. This IPA pours a bright hazy yellow color with a three-finger bright, thick white head. The aroma is piney, juicy, citrus, and hoppy.

The taste is similar to the aroma. There is a citrusy, juicy, piney, and hoppy flavor. The piney notes stick around and are bolder than the other flavors. The mouthfeel is medium to almost full. Then this long-named IPA finishes with a piney bitter fruit flavor. Then you get a piney aftertaste that fades into a hoppy, juicy note that lingers just enough to enjoy. This IPA has a lot going on. This IPA has lots of bold flavors here. I give this IPA an A. Burial always does a great job with their beers, and this is true to that. The piney fruit flavor is just perfect, as is the amount of bitterness. I recommend this or any Burial Beer offerings. Please be kind, stay safe, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!