Not sure what to expect with this beer, is it an extra IPA as in it has more hops than the normal IPA or is it extra as in a higher alcohol content than a normal IPA, a-la Dogfish Head’s 60-minute, 90-minute, 120-minute IPA’s? I do know that it is one of only a handful of beers I have consumed that I could smell as soon as I opened the beer. And for someone who doesn’t like IPA’s, I sure do love the way they smell though, and this one had such a lovely citrus tone to it. It also pours like a summer wheat beer, very orange and cloudy with a nice frothy head. Ok, after the first taste I think I know what they mean by extra, this is the hoppiest beer I think I have ever had. I was so blown away by the bitterness that I had to take several more taste to try and pick up the other flavors; sadly I’m not able to, other than a slight sweetness, but I really struggle to even find that. I guess this would be a hop-head’s dream beer, well, if it brings me spring time it will be well worth it. A quick look at the label tells me this is also a 7.2% abv beer so the extra could be for both, hops and a high ABV.
A few quick notes about the blog in the upcoming weeks, I really hope to have a list of beers, maybe not the standard top 5 and bottom 5 but more of most interesting to least interesting. I also hope to be able to continue doing at least one beer a week but not sure. I really wanted to see if I could do this thing for a full year, last week’s post made it a year with a few extra’s thrown in. So Cheers!
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Keep doing it! Excellent as usual, T dawg. My thoughts, unsolicited.... Sort and arrange (by the years worth you just drank) your Top 10 overall and then maybe the Top 5 or so in ea catagory--ie IPA, Stout4, etc--this then will become not only good reading but a source of reference---then to take the "requirement" off your back, maybe profile a beer a month, or what beer goes best with what food--all of which are "4 Boys Brew recommends..."
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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is definitely in my top 5, so this one was a logical choice for me to try. I've bought it several times. I still like the pale ale best, but this one is good for a change. For me, this one is aboutna two beer at a time max. I don't know if that's b/c of the alcohol contentnor then amount of hops, but after about two, I don't think you're gettingnthenfull flavor of of the beer, if that makes any sense. Anyway, good review. Keep them coming!