Why? Because this beer deserves immediate attention.
The first thing I'll say about this beer is that if I ever win the lotto, become a king, or otherwise had the chance to rock and roll all night and party every day this might likely be what I eat for breakfast most days. :o
The second thing I'll say is that I can not think of any other commercial beer off the top of my head that tastes as close to homebrew as this. To avoid any confusion that is a massive complement on my part as I've had the good fortune to sample many an award winning homebrew made by some amazing brewers. I'm not sure yet why I'm getting this vibe from Hop Rod but because I KNOW I'll be drinking this one several times again in the future perhaps I'll track it down.
Deep amber color in the glass and big citrus hops as you should expect from a DIPA / Imperial IPA but the rye and malt bill are probably what makes this beer genius. The balance is perfect for me in a beer crafted in this direction. It's not really a hop giant or anything but with the body it's sort of hard to say how hoppy it really is. All in all I'm loving this beer! I give it a rating of must buy if you have not tried it. My short list of must buys also include Pliny The Elder, the limited addition red ale from Lagunitias, and maybe Czar from Avery or Espresso Oak Aged Yeti on the darker side of the fence. Also my absolute favorite PA New Dogtown but I digress...
Great beer, I'm a huge fan with my first 22 ozer.
Hiking this weekend served for us to continue winding down just a bit because our official 14er season is now ON!! We are in a ready to launch pattern and the hot temps next week are going to get us where we need to get I hope. We need some more snow to melt up there asap. Last year our first climb was the 4th of July but this year we are going to have to wait for until the weather permits. We are ready right now!
Sat we hit Red Rocks and today was Carpenter Peak. Obligatory summit vids below.
Carpenter Peak was hot! Worth it though.
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