Looks like another 6.5% alcohol from Elysian.
I like these with the citrus flavors, which seem to hang in there beyond a swallow or two.
Nothing heavy in this one, though it tastes a bit thicker than some of the other Elysian beers. Of course you are not getting sipping beers at this low alcohol level.
Worth a try.
This is a local beer, brewed in Livermore. Altamont Brewery, I believe.
Alcohol is 6.5%.
Not sure what the IBU are, but not too tart.
Not a lot of citrus at first, but remarkably it never descends into a sour taste. The near citrus flavor seems to just hang near by, but never becoming dominant. Very strange, actually.
Tastes pretty good and worth a try. I liked it.
Today's IPA is Boatswain Double IPA Twin Screw Steamer, Boatswain is the brand and I got this at Trader Joe's.
Before we get to the beer, let's talk about price. I'm old and I can remember that a 12 pack of Stroh's (fire brewed) was about $6 a twelve pack. Now that might not have been the best of beers, but the price was right and seemed reasonable for my income level and all.
We skip ahead to the present where we can find four packs of beers for $13! What is that all about? Clearly there are forces for evil in the universe.
Now I've got more money, but still balk at the prices of some of these craft beers.
8.4% alcohol.
No citrus.
About $5 a six pack.
One of the things I've not liked about IPAs is the intense sour taste of the beer. And this one has a lot of that. Imagine the taste in your mouth post throw up, it's a lot like that to me.
Now the amount of alcohol makes up for this a bit. I like the thickness of this beer -- and I think that is mainly due to the alcoholic content of beers.
But for the price this is good. Though I would prefer more citrus and less sourness, which seems to linger post-drinking.
Greetings beer fans. I'm ashamed to state that I've started to like IPAs. So we are going to have some posts about those. (Renee says that liking IPAs is a sign of maturity. Hmm, maybe.)
I bought a 12 pack of Elysian IPAs and it's the variety pack. I thought about getting the blog going again about 90% of the way through the 12 pack, so there won't be posts about most of those.
Up today is the Elysian Contact Haze,
6% Alcohol
Nice hints of citrus.
Not too bitter.
All around a reasonable drink without any of the sour taste I associate with IPAs. But as I drink it, the citrus seems to drop into the background. I don't see wanting to drink two of these. I suspect the low alcohol level also makes it taste a bit thin.
So, maybe a nice hot day drink. It won't cloud the head with the lack of alcohol and the first flavor tones seem to recede with each mouthful. A bit disappointing is my conclusion.
