IPA Archive

  • I’m doing this review a little differently. It’s like a blind date with beer. I haven’t had this beer yet, and you’re going to take the journey with me. Typically, I drink one, or at least some of one, before... 1

    The Shed – India Pale Ale

    I’m doing this review a little differently. It’s like a blind date with beer. I haven’t had this beer yet, and you’re going to take the journey with me. Typically, I drink one, or at least some of one, before...

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  • Everyone has an IPA. Actually, everyone has like seven IPAs. I have my theories on the popularity of India Pale Ales in the craft beer world, but my best guess is, it’s hard to screw one up. Because the bitter... 0

    Great Lakes – Rye of the Tiger

    Everyone has an IPA. Actually, everyone has like seven IPAs. I have my theories on the popularity of India Pale Ales in the craft beer world, but my best guess is, it’s hard to screw one up. Because the bitter...

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  • During the brief Snobs of Beer hiatus, I experimented with many new styles of beer and numerous breweries that I was not familiar with to that point. However, none of these brews really inspired me to write a Snobs of Beer review,... 0

    Philadelphia Brewing Company – Newbold IPA

    During the brief Snobs of Beer hiatus, I experimented with many new styles of beer and numerous breweries that I was not familiar with to that point. However, none of these brews really inspired me to write a Snobs of Beer review,...

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  • This one is for the little guys. I never heard of Keegan Ales, a small Kingston, N.Y. brewery that’s been around since 2003, until I randomly selected their IPA, oddly named Hurricane Kitty, for our random six-pack series. Little Keegan... 0

    Keegan Ales – Hurricane Kitty

    This one is for the little guys. I never heard of Keegan Ales, a small Kingston, N.Y. brewery that’s been around since 2003, until I randomly selected their IPA, oddly named Hurricane Kitty, for our random six-pack series. Little Keegan...

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  • Beer snobs don’t drink beer with hopes of not liking it – ever. Every time we’re forced to down a Corona, we hope that just this once, it doesn’t taste like a regurgitated glass of sour milk. We’re always disappointed,... 0

    River Horse – Hop-A-Lot-Amus

    Beer snobs don’t drink beer with hopes of not liking it – ever. Every time we’re forced to down a Corona, we hope that just this once, it doesn’t taste like a regurgitated glass of sour milk. We’re always disappointed,...

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  • This is another beer from the Snob Bowl I collection. This IPA from Smuttynose is of course on the New England side of the ball. I was unsure if I liked this beer after my first couple sips. Actually, when... 0

    Smuttynose – (Finestkind) IPA

    This is another beer from the Snob Bowl I collection. This IPA from Smuttynose is of course on the New England side of the ball. I was unsure if I liked this beer after my first couple sips. Actually, when...

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  • The Uinta Brewing company should pay an extra royalty to Leia Bell, the artist responsible for the label on their Crooked Line Detour Double IPA. I was looking for a bottle to sit down and enjoy one evening and I... 0

    Crooked Line (Uinta) – Detour

    The Uinta Brewing company should pay an extra royalty to Leia Bell, the artist responsible for the label on their Crooked Line Detour Double IPA. I was looking for a bottle to sit down and enjoy one evening and I...

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  • Most of us who partake in the occasional to frequent craft beer have at least some working knowledge of the ingredients. When it comes to learning the various things that make different beers taste the way they do, hops are... 0

    Sixpoint – Resin

    Most of us who partake in the occasional to frequent craft beer have at least some working knowledge of the ingredients. When it comes to learning the various things that make different beers taste the way they do, hops are...

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