Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout (Presidential Brief).American IPAs, then youll appreciate the complex, yet balanced flavors Anderson Valley Brewing Company brings to the pint glass in Hop Ottin IPA. (3.75-9.50) like Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen and Samuel Smith Celebrated Oatmeal Stout. Bullfrog Brewery's Broken Lawnmower Saison (Presid. A huge fan of Racer 5 IPAs strong ABV & hoppy, bitter flavor, he started with the.Bullfrog Brewery's Billtown Blonde (Presidential B.Best Pumpkin Beers Worthy of Your Pint Glass this Fall. Styled after an English IPA but brewed with distinctly American hops, it's citrusy, refreshing, and perfectly balanced as perfect on a Cape Cod beach as it is in a VT ski lodge or Boston dive bar. Harpoon Hoppy Adventure is an American Double/Imperial IPA that comes in at 7.8 ABV. Harpoon IPA, 5.9 ABV 42 IBU New England's Original IPA As enjoyable today as it was in '93, IPA is a regional favorite and a craft beer classic. BrewDog Rip Tide - Twisted Merciless Stout Double Jeopardy is an American Double/Imperial IPA, 10 ABV.Long Trail Coffee Stout (Citizen Review).
Stout Beers: A Brief Introduction (Ferment Nation TV).Wolaver Alta Gracia Coffee Porter (Presidential Br.Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (Presidential Br.Ayinger "Celebrator" Doppelbock (Presidential Brief).Harpoon IPA is an interpretation of the classic English style using hops and malt grown in the United States. Just be sure to bring enough for everyone, because it could develop into quite a session. Buy Harpoon IPA 6pk 12oz Btl 5.9 ABV & Alcohol, Craft from and get fast delivery near you with our App and Online Store. 5.6 ABV A normal IPA Lagunitas IPA - 6.2 ABV A double IPA: Southern Tier Unearthly - 9.5 ABV. Being extreme is not the goal of every beer these days.ĭon't hesitate to celebrate your Scottish heritage (or the Scottish heritage of someone you know) with some Belhaven Twisted Thistle. Green Mountain Ryed is a Rye Beer style beer brewed by Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall in Boston, MA. Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA - 122 IBU (Off the charts). Twisted Thistle reminds me a bit of Samuel Smith's India Ale in that respect. Twisted Thistle is clearly a British Isles IPA: a little larger body with smoothness reigning supreme, and mellow on the hoppy front. Americans tend to like their IPAs a little on the extreme side with regards to bitterness and flavor. Not disappointed.īelhaven Twisted Thistle IPA is a little on the light side (alcohol-wise) for an IPA, weighing in at 6.1 % abv. There's a slight haze going on when you hold this brew up to the light, and boy does it look creamy. A fairly dry, slightly bitter aftertaste lingers at the finish, but overall Twisted Thistle is quite drinkable and extremely smooth. Perhaps that's due to the Challenger/Cascade hop blend.
Well, maybe a ruby red grapefruit-orange cocktail twang, but not very bitter. The flavor is mellow and balanced with some citrusy notes, but not quite the sharp grapefruity twang of some of the more pungent IPAs I've tried. The light aroma is pleasantly floral and puts you in a good place as you center yourself to drain a pint or two. The label self-describes Twisted Thistle as "A refreshing example of an India Pale Ale from the master brewers at Belhaven." That much is certainly true.
Good feel to this beer, the alcohol level helped to make it interesting and showing up it's character profile well.Scottish brews can range from mild to bold Twisted Thistle falls right about dead center. Not overly bitter in the mouth, but you knew it was heavily hopped from the start and the dry finish confirmed that, even if the malts tried to assert themselves as the beer warmed in the glass. The taste followed the aromas, some mild malt action below the surface, but hops ruled the taste just as they did the smell. Hops filled the nose: both fruity and floral, with some spiciness too. Strong hoppy taste with citrus notes and remarkable maltiness on the background. Nice, bright amber body, clear and clean: on top a thin covering of white foam. Yellow, bit orange hazy with medium white head. Today Harpoon introduces Rich & Dans Rye IPA, a new year-round beer that celebrates decades of friendship and brewing great beer together. 2012) - Eight years after meeting freshman year. Hand-pulled half-pint in my local Wetherspoons on 18th Oct 2013. THE HARPOON BREWERY INTRODUCES RICH & DAN. This is a copper-coloured beer with a floral, hoppy aroma and a hoppy flavour, balanced by a malty sweetness, leading to a refreshing, bitter finish. Jaime Schier has travelled to Banks’s Brewery, in the West Midlands, to re-create a version of this beer for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. Cask special for Wetherspoons Real Ale Festival October 2013.