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I have only had the murky side of Pure Project up to this point so when I saw a Cold IPA on the beer shelf, I plucked it to review.
Cool River pours a super light orange color or dark yellow. Very crisp on the palate with grain notes being the first to make themselves known. The hop kick is quite potent. I get honeydew melon and some dankness as well. Tastes stronger than 6.5% as well.
It is always exciting to me when two new collaborators join forces. This cause for excitement is GameCraft Brewing Anaheim teaming with Beachwood Brewing for a Cold IPA, Ice Beam.
The Short Lived Series from MadeWest Brewing has thankfully not been short lived and the latest has arrived with a gator on it and the latest partner, Firestone Walker.
It is a Cold IPA hopped with Mosaic, HBC 1019 and Nelson and the description is “bright hop character full of citrus and tropical fruit with notes of orange, honeydew and peach.”
Not the book, not the movie but the latest iteration of Figueroa Mountain’s Lizards Mouth series…
I do like the cold blooded tie into the Lizard theme.
Back to my neck of the SoCal woods with a new cold IPA from Absolution Brewing.
“Light bodied and crisp. Mosaic, Strata and Nelson Sauvin. Notes of blueberry patch, juicy berry, white wine and a touch of dank on the end. Refreshing and super yummy!”
Each year, from the day after Thanksgiving to the day before Christmas, one of my two daily posts will showcase a different holiday seasonal. So it is appropriate to start with a beer from Hopworks Brewery in Portland, Oregon.
“This Cold IPA is light and crisp. Seamlessly blurring the line between a refreshing lager and a bright, aromatic IPA. Notes of pine sap, lemon zest, and grapefruit with a dry, crackery finish.”
Got a Cold IPA collaboration out there for you to find, Pizza Port and Topa Topa have created EnSea.
Karl Strauss calls their new collaboration with Harland Brewing Co. an “experimental Cold IPA”.
Brisky Business is described as “vibrant floral, citrus, and sweet fruit notes from this unique blend of Strata, Chinook, HBC 586, and 638 hops. The puffed jasmine rice lends to an extremely crisp mouthfeel and ultra-clean finish.”
I don’t know what ultra-clean is but leading with Strata hops has me intrigued.
There is another entrant in the Cold IPA shelf, this time from noted hoppy beer maker, Drakes in the Bay Area.
Just look for the pink can with the Eugene O’Neill tinted name,
The Cold IPA gauntlet has been thrown down by, of course, Dogfish Head with their new Colderest IPA that even utilizes winter wheat in the recipe.
