Weyerbacher is situated in Easton, Pennsylvania and was founded by a home brewer in 1995. Since then, it has developed into a well known and well respected microbrewery throughout the Northeast. Having had other Weyerbacher brews in the past, their Hops Infusion IPA is up this time for tasting.
An IPA with a fish on the label, where have we seen that before… Oh yeah, the Bell’s Two Hearted that Shane reviewed a while back. Must be something with good IPAs and fish, I’m not sure what it is. Ballast Point, based in San Diego, CA has been brewing beers since 1992 and the Big Eye IPA is their standard IPA. They claim that the Big Eye’s “full hop flavor is guaranteed to please the palate of the true hop head.” Let’s see if this holds true.
It should be well known by now I’m quite the fan of India Pale Ales. On my journey I’m now coming across the Indica, an IPA, from Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe out of California. In comparison with some others I’ve encountered, this ABV is on the lower end of the scale at 6.5% ABV, but the flavor profile makes this one shine.
Sly Fox has started to can yet another one of their beers, with the newest addition to the canning line being the Route 113 IPA. The 113 has previously been available in bottles and can still normally be found on tap at the Sly Fox brewpubs in Phoenixville and Royersford, PA. I was very excited when I learned that the 113 was going to be canned. It’s a good IPA and there is just something cool about good beer coming in a can, especially from such a small brewery.
Bell’s Brewery out of Galesburg, Michigan is home to some quiet yet extremely amazing beer. I’ve had their Hopslam Ale before and have had a bottle of their Two Hearted Ale sitting in my fridge for some time now. I felt it was about time to give it a shot and it was well worth the wait. At 7% ABV, this marks the high end of a craft beer drinker’s sessionable range, complete with complementing flavor.
