Saturday, February 22, 2014

Rogue Farms 7 Hop IPA

Leary of drinking Rogue 'cause I always seem to dislike them, but who can pass up a 7 hop beer? Not bad. Smooth, bitter, but not crazily so. Not tasting any unique hop flavor, but I do think my taste buds are on the fritz lately. ID

22oz bottle, 90 IBU, 8.02% ABV
Rogue Ales
Newport, OR
purchased at Kenwood

Hopalicious Pale Ale

Ample bitterness. But not a lot of hop flavor. Uses Cascade hops. Hops on the burp. Easy drinking plain ole pale ale. ID

12oz bottle, no deets
Ale Asylum
Madison, WI
purchased at Kenwood

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Half Court IPA

I haven't been rating much lately. Been focused on brewing instead. Scored 3 cases of this awhile back at a super deal of $11.95 a case! But this is now the last bottle, so I've got to rate it. Certainly it has been good enough for me to drink 71 bottles to this point! Very nice bitterness with a hint of grain. Clean, with a tiny buttery flavor. I'm not sure I'd be a regular buyer of this at $10 a sixer, but for even double what I paid, this could be a house staple. ID

12oz bottle, 6.3% ABV
Cutters Brewing Company
Bloomington (Avon?), IN
purchased at Kenwood