Comments on: Another IPA http://mikesbrewreview.com/another-ipa/ Mon, 07 May 2012 07:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anonymous http://mikesbrewreview.com/another-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Anonymous Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:39:00 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1179#comment-856 Right on. My wife and her father really like the Bridgeport IPA. Which is weird, because she loves having more hops than anything and I think the Bridgeport is pretty drinkable and low on the hoppiness scale. Maybe she likes it because its one of the few IPA's that has a good malt/hop balance, with just a little extra hops. I'd say that is why I like it too. Mike Right on. My wife and her father really like the Bridgeport IPA. Which is weird, because she loves having more hops than anything and I think the Bridgeport is pretty drinkable and low on the hoppiness scale. Maybe she likes it because its one of the few IPA’s that has a good malt/hop balance, with just a little extra hops. I’d say that is why I like it too.

Mike

]]> By: Anonymous http://mikesbrewreview.com/another-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Anonymous Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:19:00 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1179#comment-855 The Bridgeport IPA is more like an English IPA than any of the left coast IPAs.  Smoother and less initial hop bite and no after taste. The Bridgeport IPA is more like an English IPA than any of the left coast IPAs.  Smoother and less initial hop bite and no after taste.

]]> By: mikebiewer http://mikesbrewreview.com/another-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-501 mikebiewer Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:06:27 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1179#comment-501 Actually, I'm in the process of doing a Redhook brewery series and in the process of doing it, I was sent some beer from Redhook. One of them was the Long Hammer. Talking to the brewers, I believe Kim Brusco enjoys the Long Hammer the most of all the beers they make. I also think he told me it was more than 55 IBU. I suppose we will have to listen to the interview once it is up, hopefully soon. <br><br>I do look forward to trying it though. I have a feeling it is going to be a bit more dry than the other examples. From what I was told, they attenuate the heck out of their beers to leave a more dry taste. We will see though.<br><br>Thanks for the comment!<br><br>Mike Actually, I'm in the process of doing a Redhook brewery series and in the process of doing it, I was sent some beer from Redhook. One of them was the Long Hammer. Talking to the brewers, I believe Kim Brusco enjoys the Long Hammer the most of all the beers they make. I also think he told me it was more than 55 IBU. I suppose we will have to listen to the interview once it is up, hopefully soon.

I do look forward to trying it though. I have a feeling it is going to be a bit more dry than the other examples. From what I was told, they attenuate the heck out of their beers to leave a more dry taste. We will see though.

Thanks for the comment!

Mike

]]> By: mikebiewer http://mikesbrewreview.com/another-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-503 mikebiewer Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:03:27 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1179#comment-503 Every single beer from Surly is dry hopped. That is just nuts to me.<br><br>I like hops, and I know there are a lot of people out there that love hops to. I also think a lot of the "bitter beer face" commercials of old were centered around the idea that craft beer was usually hopped like crazy because you couldn't find that in anything else. However, I like hops, but I do not consider myself a hop head. I like a smooth balance of hops and dryness in something like an IPA. Something to hoppy or to sweet will turn me away after a couple.<br><br>I'm curious about the Bridgeport IPA. I've had a couple of other Bridgeport beers. I think they are the next brewery to begin to explode and expand a lot. I may have to pick this one up for the next review!<br><br>Thanks Ryan!<br><br>Mike Every single beer from Surly is dry hopped. That is just nuts to me.

I like hops, and I know there are a lot of people out there that love hops to. I also think a lot of the “bitter beer face” commercials of old were centered around the idea that craft beer was usually hopped like crazy because you couldn't find that in anything else. However, I like hops, but I do not consider myself a hop head. I like a smooth balance of hops and dryness in something like an IPA. Something to hoppy or to sweet will turn me away after a couple.

I'm curious about the Bridgeport IPA. I've had a couple of other Bridgeport beers. I think they are the next brewery to begin to explode and expand a lot. I may have to pick this one up for the next review!

Thanks Ryan!

Mike

]]> By: mikebiewer http://mikesbrewreview.com/another-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-502 mikebiewer Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:00:30 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1179#comment-502 Fat Tire was a beer I really enjoyed right after turning 21. As time has gone by, I've become less and less a fan of it. If you can get your hands on their 1554, I highly recommend it. It is a bit more robust, but overall, it has more flavor than the Fat Tire. Are you able to get any other New Belgiums there?<br><br>I have a feeling New Belgium will continue to grow for a few more years as they continue their expansion east. I wonder if at any point this craft beer market will plateau or start to fall again or if more and more people will continue to switch from Bud Light to something more flavorful and personal. What do you think?<br><br>Thanks for the comment dude!<br><br>Mike Fat Tire was a beer I really enjoyed right after turning 21. As time has gone by, I've become less and less a fan of it. If you can get your hands on their 1554, I highly recommend it. It is a bit more robust, but overall, it has more flavor than the Fat Tire. Are you able to get any other New Belgiums there?

I have a feeling New Belgium will continue to grow for a few more years as they continue their expansion east. I wonder if at any point this craft beer market will plateau or start to fall again or if more and more people will continue to switch from Bud Light to something more flavorful and personal. What do you think?

Thanks for the comment dude!

Mike

]]> By: jezmez68 http://mikesbrewreview.com/another-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-500 jezmez68 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:30:47 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1179#comment-500 I've only had the Ranger once, but it is a damn good IPA. I had a Two-Hearted Ale on tap a few weeks ago and it was one of the best SMELLING beers I'd had in a while. I've drank quite a few of them. I'm thinking on tap is the way to go with that one. I've yet to have a Furious, but something tells me it is right up my alley. I think all 3 of these would be "good" examples of the style. Can you get the Longhammer IPA at Wal-Mart? They sell it here in Indiana. That's a total Gateway IPA, but definitely more of an "Indiana" Pale Ale than an "INDIA" pale ale. Hoppy, but I would gather to guess around 55 IBU, not quite the 60 IBU that Three Floyd's Alpha King is. I've only had the Ranger once, but it is a damn good IPA. I had a Two-Hearted Ale on tap a few weeks ago and it was one of the best SMELLING beers I'd had in a while. I've drank quite a few of them. I'm thinking on tap is the way to go with that one. I've yet to have a Furious, but something tells me it is right up my alley. I think all 3 of these would be “good” examples of the style. Can you get the Longhammer IPA at Wal-Mart? They sell it here in Indiana. That's a total Gateway IPA, but definitely more of an “Indiana” Pale Ale than an “INDIA” pale ale. Hoppy, but I would gather to guess around 55 IBU, not quite the 60 IBU that Three Floyd's Alpha King is.

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