Imperial IPA

Beer # 132 AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer)

Name:  YuleSmith (Summer) Style: Imperial IPA Brewery: AleSmith Brewing Company. website Country:  USA Region:  San Diego, California ABV: 8.8% Abv How served: 22 oz capped bomber poured into a Bruery glass.          My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this

Summer Beer Tasting: 21 different styles in 26 Beers

My friend Stu returned from California with a nice haul of “West Coast” beers not available in S. Florida.   His philosophy is that good beer is meant to be shared, so he invited a small handful of friends to his

Beer # 130 Coronado Idiot IPA

Name:  Idiot IPA Style:  Imperial IPA Brewery: Coronado Brewing Company website  Country:  USA Region:  Coronado, California ABV: 8.50% Abv How served: 22 oz bomber poured into a Piraat snifter.          My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this beer with:

Beer #128 Ninkasi Tricerahops Double IPA

      Name:  Tricerahops Double IPA Style:  Imperial IPA Brewery: Ninkasi Brewing Company  website  Country:  USA Region:  Eugene, Oregon ABV: 8.80% Abv How served: 22oz bomber poured into Dogfish Head snifter.          My Overall Opinion: Very Good.  I paired

Beer # 119 Laughing Dog’s Devil Dog

Name:  Devil Dog Style:  Imperial IPA Brewery: Laughing Dog Brewing website Country:  USA Region:  Ponderay, Idaho ABV: 10.0% Abv How served: 22oz capped bottle poured into a Stone Levitation glass.           My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this beer

Beer #118 110K + OT Batch #3 (The Other West Coast IPA)

   Name:  110K + OT Batch #3 (The Other West Coast IPA) Style:  Imperial IPA Brewery: Cigar City Brewing website Country:  USA Region:  Tampa Bay, Florida ABV: 10.0% Abv How served: 750ml capped bottle poured into an older Cigar City snifter.

Beer #116 Mikkeller 1000 IBU

  Name:  1000 IBU Style:  Imperial India Pale ALe Brewery: Mikkeller website Country:  København, Denmark Region: This was Brewed & Bottled by Mikkeller at De Proef Brouwerij in Lochristi-Hijfte, Belgium ABV: 9.6% Abv How served: 375ml wrapped, caged and corked

Beer # 111 Captain’s Reserve Imperial India Pale Ale

  Name: Captain’s Reserve Imperial India Pale Ale Style:  Imperial India Pale Ale Brewery: Captain Lawrence Brewing Company website Country: USA Region: Pleasantville, New York ABV: 9.0% Abv How served: 500ml capped bottle poured into a Stone IPA glass.          

Beer #104 Three Floyds Dreadnaught IPA

Name: Dreadnaught IPA Style: Imperial IPA Brewery: Three Floyds Brewing Co.  website Country: USA Region: Munster, Indiana ABV: 9.5% Abv How served: 22oz capped bomber poured into a Duvel Tulip glass.           My Overall Opinion: Amazing.  I paired this beer

Beer #100 Deschutes Hop Henge Experimental IPA

  Name: Hop Henge Experimental IPA Style: Imperial IPA Brewery: Deschutes Brewery   website Country: USA Region: Bend, Oregon ABV: 8.75% Abv How served: 22oz bomber poured into a Duvel tulip.           My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this beer