In July, San Leandro’s Drake’s Brewing Company released their latest edition of Aroma Coma IPA. The company sent me a sample bottle, along with a nifty branded glass to drink it in, which I found waiting for me upon my return from Peru. The 2017 Aroma Coma is double IPA. The brewery press release indicates…
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Tasty IPA
A little over a week ago 21st Amendment Brewery in San Leandro (CA) released the latest in its “Insurrection” series, an IPA brewed in collaboration with and named after homebrewer Mike McDole, aka “Tasty”. As explained in the brewery’s press release: At one point, Mike “Tasty” McDole was just a mild-mannered home brewer who stumbled…
Maharaja India Pale Ale
Lima’s Cerveza Brewson has just released their latest creation: Maharaja IPA. Maharaja is a 7.1% abv American-style IPA brewed with Mosaic, Centennial, Columbus and Citra hops. It has a medium hop nose and bitterness. Maharaja has a smooth mouthfeel and holds carbonation well. In appearance it is a light amber -perhaps around 10 SRM. It…
Beer Review: Saca Tu Machete
I’m in Peru at the moment, and last night I went to the Barranco Beer Company‘s brewpub in Lima for the 2017 Saca Tu Machete release. Saca Tu Machete is a 9% abv, 55 IBU, imperial stout brewed with algarrobina syrup, native limo hot peppers, and Tettnang, Chinook, and Columbus hops. The beer is hearty…