Category Archives: IPA

Swamp Head Brewing, Darkwater, Black IPA, Beer Geek Review 236

Original Gravity: 15 Plato IBUs: 55 Alcohol by Volume: 6.5% Blackwater Floridian Dark Ale is an American-style Black Ale at the low end of the IPA alcohol range (6.4% ABV), with an abundance of hop flavor and aroma. It represents … Continue reading

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Swamp Head Brewing, Gainesville Green, Beer Geek Review 235

Homepage Recently, some fresh picked, skunky, funky smelling green hops showed up at the brewery. It was HARVEST TIME. Each year, right around the time that the weather starts to cool, fresh sticky hops are picked off of the vine … Continue reading

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New Belgium Brewing Accumulation White IPA, Beer Geek Video Review 231

This winter, IBUs start accumulating like snow in Colorado with our new Accumulation White IPA. Brewing a white IPA was not only a way to salute the white beauty falling from the sky, but a direct revolt to the longstanding … Continue reading

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New Belgium Brewing, Ranger IPA, Video Review 228

Ever met a New Belgium Beer Ranger? They are our beloved folks out in the field. Spanning all 29 of our states from the Pacific to the Atlantic, our Beer Rangers do their best to protect, to pour and to … Continue reading

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Green Flash Brewing, Imperial IPA, Video Review

Home San Diego IPA, as it has come to be known by many, is pale in color, super-hoppy, high-gravity, yet a highly quaffable ale. Our Imperial IPA is created in this new tradition with intense hop flavors and aromas from … Continue reading

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Sixpoint Brewing, Resin, Double IPA, Beer Geek Review 223

Resin Double IPA ABV 9.1% IBU 103 SRM 9.5

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Thomas Creek Brewing, Chocolate Orange IPA, Review 220

Crisp and citrusy, this India Pale Ale derives its atypical dark copper brown color from malted chocolate wheat.  Heavily hopped, the Chocolate Orange IPA’s bitterness blends with the dark chocolate flavors of the cocoa nibs added during fermentation.  Those subtle … Continue reading

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Stone Brewing, R&R Coconut IPA, Beer Geek Review 218

Originally dreamt up by homebrewers Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan, who earned themselves the top prize in our 2013 American Homebrewers Association homebrewing contest, this innovative beer marks a refreshing sea change for IPA lovers everywhere. It was brewed with … Continue reading

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Elysian Brewing, Avatar Jasmine IPA, Video Review #216

A New Incarnation of India Pale Ale STYLE India Pale Ale BODY Medium TASTING NOTES Pours golden copper with a lively head. Avatar has a very floral nose while the taste is an elegant balance allowing the subtle flavor of … Continue reading

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Red Brick Brewing, Hop Lanta IPA, Video Review #211

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