30 Minute IPA. Has a bit of a sit-com ring to it but it is the newest sibling in the Dogfish “Minute” family. For their 28th anniversary, a summery session IPA was the choice and maybe it will herald a re-look at the session style.
Half Hour
Under the Layers
Marine Layer is the latest beer from Offshoot Beer Co. and they are going down layers to a session IPA.
“At just 4%, this hazy session IPA is light, bursting with flavor…”
Arrowing in on the Whirled Cup
I am on record that I will not be watching/following the World Cup this year, but on the 19th, I just might follow the Whirled Cup at Arrow Lodge Brewing.
The Covina (and coming Arts District) brewery has taken a Cruyff Turn to a session IPA for their 6th Anniversary beer.
Featured Review – Easy Jack from the FW Hoppy Lion Variety Pack
On to the 3rd of the 4 beers in this variety pack from Firestone Walker.
Easy is quite low on the ABV spectrum. Obviously a response to the low calorie arena. This pours a bright yellow. Little bit of citrus on the nose. Not super aromatic though. Little watery texture in this. There is a good slap of hops here which sticks on the palate. Very old school pine, earthy citrus.
Less than Two Hearts
I should have guessed that when Two Hearted got a brand extension to Double Two Hearted that a slim version was probably on the way too. Great name for it though the fish head is still prominent. Looks like Bells is now gonna make people look at not only the freshness date but the carbs and calories too.
All 13
Not that L.A. gets any beer from Seattle based Georgetown Brewing but I have to give a shout out any time there is a Doctor Who adjacent beer…
There may be issues of copyright and such but at least this isn’t a blatant IP theft on a short lived 16oz can. Plus you can probably enjoy a couple during an episode.
Wow & Pop
Smog City has a wicked cool sour and aging program but they also impress with their IPAs. And there is a new one in 6-packs, Wow Pop! IPA flies under the “Crushable” moniker and per the brewery features notes of “juicy peach, pine needles, and toasted grain before arriving at a satisfying grapefruit rind bitterness.”
Oh Say Can You Sea
Tomorrow, you can get a beer whale at Beachwood…
Of course the whale is on the can but if it helps, the label does recognize the nearby Aquarium of the Pacific. Either way, they do uniformly great IPAs so loom for the 12oz can
Shredding
I would expect nothing less in label art than this from the combo of Pizza Port and 3 Floyds….
Very trippy and skull driven. All for a session IPA. You won’t be able to miss it on shelves for sure.
Holiday Beer # 31 – # 306 from Troeg’s
Happy Christmas Eve! I hope you have had a joyous, if slightly hectic, holiday season and that you can’t wait to open the gifts under the tree. Here is the final holiday “advent”ish beer to either find or put on your nice (shopping) list for next year…..
Yes, Troeg’s has a more traditional Christmas beer but I went with the latest in their Scratch Series.