A profile of one the newest breweries in NW Indiana, which opened last weekend.
A review of one of my favorite IPAs (http://midwestbeerandwine.com/2013/08/03/my-favorite-ipas-so-far/) by Drews Brews Reviews. Great beer!
All You Need to Know
Brewery: 3 Floyds Brewing
Style: Imperial IPA
ABV: 9.5%
Cost: $13.50(24 oz)
Glassware: Tulip, Teku
Temp: 50°F
Availability: Year Round
Purchased@: West Lakeview Liquors
Quick Take: This is one of the more by-the-numbers beers I’ve had from 3 Floyds, but it also happens to be one of the most enjoyable. I’m not much of a malty IPA fan, but the big grapefruit body and soft, drinkable mouth feel make this an easy beer to recommend.
Brew Facts: The stylized label art of Dreadnaught IPA, done by Lance Laurie of Zimmer-Design, has been in use since its debut well over a decade ago. The origins of 3 Floyds stretch back even further, starting in 1996 as “It’s Not Normal”, a brewer of ales and lagers.
Appearance: On pouring, I see a beer that’s not far off from the bottle color, pleasing label graphics aside. It shines…
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The Devil of Hops!
I’m sure many of us have been out, enjoying some fine brews at an establishment and notice a chalk scrawled menu board that proudly claims that this here IPA has been “dry-hopped” or a bar’s Facebook post the boasts, “Zomg, wet-hopped beer on tap, fresher than your dad on prom night!” Either way, we coo, we ahh, we greedily drink it down and proclaim it to be a superior IPA, but what does any of that mean? Aren’t all hops wet when added to the beer? Do they even have anything to do with each other and why does it matter? Before getting into the whats-a-who of each, we should know that dry and wet are two completely different things in beer as they are in life. Well, not completely, both involve hops, but one is a process while the other is a descriptor.
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One of my IPA favs and I love the label art!
As an IPA fan, I would love to try this beer. Hopefully, it will pop up in NW Indiana soon!
In honor of National IPA Day (a day… seriously!… it could be a year and this hophead would not mind!) I am reposting a link to a post from last year with some of my Midwest favorites.
Check out MBW’s Twitter feed (@MidwestBeerWine) for some additional suggestions. Cheers!
http://midwestbeerandwine.com/2013/08/03/my-favorite-ipas-so-far/
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