Exploring Craft Beer and Homebrew in Peru (Country Code 51) and the USA (Country Code 1)
For a lat-in-the-day International Beer Day, and belated IPA Day, post we are taking a look at Dokkaebier’s Hallertau Blanc IPA (Batch #22). Dokkaebier is an “Asian inspired” craft brewery based in San Francisco. From what I understand, it does not have a physical plant of its own, but rather, brewer and founder Youngwon Lee…
Today I’m reviewing Fort Point Brewing’s Rivet Double Red India Pale Ale. Rivet, named after the thousands of hand-placed rivets that hold the Golden Gate Bridge together, is the second in Fort Point’s Limited Release series of one-and-done beers. The 9% abv, 75 IBUs red DIPA was released on June 3rd, and I am reviewing…
Blanca de Maguey is described as a “white ale brewed with agave, coriander seed, and orange peel”. It is brewed by Cerveceria Monstruo de Agua, in Mexico City, and clocks in at 7% abv. Those who read “agave” and immediately think of agave syrup or tequila, might be surprised to find those flavor notes absent…
Today’s review is of Tres Diablos triple IPA by Danville Brewing Co. (Danville, California). Tres Diablos is a beer released every February, timed to coincide with Beer Week. Tres Diablos pours with a nice dense head, with multiply-sized bubbles, that takes a while to subside. It is a clear, translucent beer, and, from the can,…