IPA

This IPA, brewed in Asheville, North Carolina, with a heavy hand of Motueka hops and finished with a dose of Strata and Amarillo hops, is a Measured Procession of Veracity. This IPA is 7% ABV. Yes, almost all of Burial Beer has a long and dark name. This beer pours a bright yellow with a two-finger white creamy head. That head is steady to fad into itself before leaving semi-decent lacing. The aroma is juicy, musty, dry, and bitter. The flavor is juicy with grapefruit, musty, dry, sharp, and bitter. The flavor is slightly harsh at first. Then it becomes slightly better. This has a fuller mouthfeel. The finish is dry, chalky, and bitter fruits. The aftertaste is okay. There is a dryness to the finish and less fruity flavor but a good amount of bitterness. This is the first Burial Beer I did not enjoy, I think this IPA is a C-. The dryness and the fruity flavors don’t really go that well together. That is what the off-flavor up is, and that holds this beer back. But I still like Burial Beer. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is making Cool Little Thing IPA for a limited time. This IPA is a Cryo Fresh hazy IP with Cryo Fresh Mosaic. It also has a trio of other subzero cryo hops like Crystal, Comet, and El Dorado. Cryo Fresh IPAs are beers made with Cryo hops, which have been processed using a patented cryogenic process to isolate the lupulin, the source of a beer’s flavor and aroma. The process uses cold temperatures and a mechanical sieve to remove vegetative matter from the hop cones, resulting in a lupulin-rich powder.  This IPA pours hazy yellow with a two-finger white head. The aroma is tropical fruits with bitterness/hoppy notes. The flavor is also bitter with tropical fruits (oranges) and creamy. This has a creamy feel in the mouth. This IPA does feel a bit heavy on the pallet. The finish is creamy, fruity, and bitter. It’s not overly bitter, though. The aftertaste is bitter tropical fruits. It does linger for a short moment. I picked this beer because it sounded interesting. I wanted to see what Cryo Fresh was about. It really brings out the flavors of the hops. This beer is an A+ and one beer you should be drinking. Please enjoy responsibly, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

It’s been a while since I’ve had a Hi-Wire Brewing beer. This seasonal beer (September through December) is Elated Winter IPA, which is 6.2% ABV. This IPA has Michigan Chinook and Idaho 7 hops. This beer comes in sixteen-ounce six-packs, which is not seen at all. Usually, it’s sixteen-ounce four-packs. This IPA pours a copper with a one-and-a-half-finger white head that is steady to fade. The aroma is bitter, piney, and light caramel. The flavor is caramel, pine notes, bitter/hoppy, and light onion, and I got a bread flavor. This has a light to almost medium feeling in the mouth. It came with a nice piney caramel finish. This IPA had the right amount of bitterness. I think Elated Winter IPA is a B+. It has all the right winter IPA flavors that aren’t too bold and in your face. I wouldn’t pass on Elated Winter IPA. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Little Sip IPA is my first beer from Lawson’s Finest Liquids. It is 6.2% ABV and from Waitsfeild, Vermont, brewed at Two Roads in Stratford, Connecticut. Little Sip pours a very light orange/yellow color with a two-finger head. The aroma is tropical fruit, grapefruit, and pineapple. The taste is bitter, tropical, juicy, grapefruit, and pineapple. This beer has a lighter feel in the mouth. Then, it has a bitter, tropical finish. The aftertaste is bitter, grapefruit, and pineapple that lingers for a moment or two then slowly fades. Little Sip is a good IPA that is reminiscent of classic west-coast IPAs. This is an A, and you should be drinking this. It has great fruity flavors with just the right amount of bitterness. I recommend this one for sure. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

This IPA, Burial Beer Sparked From The Recollection Of A Distant Awakening West-Coast Style IPA, collaborates with Mcilhenney Brewing Company in Alpine, California. It is 7.1% ABV. This beer is brewed in Asheville, North Carolina, with a triple infusion of Nelson pellets, Cryo, Hop skief (freeze-dried) hops, and Nectraron hops. It has been a while since I reviewed a Burial beer. This IPA pours yellow with a neat yet thick three-finger white sticky head. The aroma is sweet and fruity, with light bitterness. The flavor is bitter, fruity, and light sweetness, with some piney flavors. This IPA has a somewhat light mouthfeel. Then, this beer has a piney fruit finish. The aftertaste is piney. But it has faded a little, so it is not as piney. The aftertaste is bitter and a little fruity. The bitter fruit does linger on as the pine fades out. This is a great, big, flavorful IPA that is an A. I wouldn’t pass this up. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would love to have it again and again. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Palate Painter is a 6% ABV Mosaic IPA from Boonshine Brewing Co. with American Pale and Wheat malts. Most IPAs I have usually have Citra or Cascade hops, which I like, but finding one with other hop(s) is nice. This IPA from Boon, North Carolina, pours orange with a slightly off-white two-finger head. The aroma is citrusy, orange, grapefruit, and bitter. That reminds me of a bitter citrus fruit cup. The flavor is orange, grapefruit, hoppy and bitter. I think the bitterness is more grapefruit. This has a nice medium feel in the mouth. This IPA finishes with a bitter citrus fruit. The finish is half orange and half grapefruit. You’ll find a bitter hop aftertaste with a muted citrus note. That does linger for a short while and falls away. This is a good beer, B+. You should try this Palate Painter Mosaic IPA. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

The Bob is a 6.3% American IPA from Seven-Sixty Craft Works in Huntersville, North Carolina. This IPA has Amarillo, Citra, and Centennial hops. This beer pours yellow with a big four-finger marshmallow head that never seems to dissipate. The aroma is citrusy (orange and apricots) and bitter. The flavor is bitter, orange, apricot, and floral and is light alcoholic, especially as it warms. This has a lighter feel in the mouth. The finish is bitter, floral, and orange. The aftertaste is also bitter with citrus, with a light alcoholic note. This beer sneaks up on you. I give The Bob an A+. It has just the right bitterness with a good floral citrus flavor. So far, I have only had two beers from Seven-Sixty Craft Works, and I like this brewery, so should you! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and please enjoy responding! Cheers!