Variety Box of Solitude

Topa Topa Brewing is setting out their first variety6-pack just before Labor Day weekend. The Solitude Series IPA Mixed Pack harkens back to the single hop IPA craze of years past.

You will get two beers each of Mosaic, Citra and Talus.  Here are the brewers notes from Brewmaster Casey Harris – “Mosaic has always been a standout hop, as it’s so diverse in its flavor and aroma with an array of fruity, tropical, and earthy notes. Citra is one of my favorites, and kind of finds its way into a lot of our beers – perfect for rounding things out with its strong citrus qualities. Talus is a new one, and it’s really a unique hop with intense flavors of grapefruit, stone fruit, and oak.”

There is also an “interactive QR code on the base of the mixed 6-pack provides an opportunity to share feedback on which hop pleases their palate the most.”  If this sells well, I would expect another set of three hops in box 2.

Odd Label Art – March Edition

I am a HUGE fan of the Mikkeller Single Hop beers. Don’t believe me? Type Mikkeller into the search box to the left and find out.

But I gotta say that these new labels are not an improvement. The old ones were boring but in line with other Mikkeller beers. These just look a little too computer cute to me. I will still drink them, of course, but it certainly is an odd graphic choice.

What do you think?