#iiipa

[jsw029]

I saved Zombie Wars for last because it was my favorite label artwork.

@revisionbrewing Disco Ninja Northheast-Style Hazy IPA @auburnalehouse My Friday Hazy IPA @beerzombies Zombie Wars A New Haze Hazy IIIPA

#myterriblediet

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[beerselfie]

#Repost @screamface41 ・・・ A little Throwback to Friday at Russian River Brewery on Day One of The Pliny The Younger Bottle Release. We got up early and headed up from Los Angeles about 3am and made it into line about 9:45am. Waiting in line a little over 7 hours. Took a tour and got my first taste of The Younger and wasn’t dissapointed. Great trip!!#plinytheyounger #pliny #iiipa #ipaallday #ipa #beerme #beerwithfriends #russianriverbrewing #beerselfie (at Russian River Brewing Company Windsor) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8c-jzBnhAJ/?igshid=rqes6nqqtx76

[myhopshabit]

First beer I’ve had since I’ve been back home in Texas and damn, it was good! @lagunitasbeer releases this just once per year so, if you can find it, get it! Thanks to @scrt8gntman for the @threepennytap glassware! Cheers! #myhopshabit #iiipa #craftbeer #waldos #thewaldos #beer #ipa #beerstagram #instabeer (at Addison, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxC7-1KFzaK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13raljln8itrk

[david-clarke]

Haven't done one of these for a while, some nice drops over the XMAS/NY period...

[hoptologysd]

Always nice to get a beer from a friend, especially a @sixpoint Hi-Res IIIPA! Thanks @slaglebagel22 #notsdbeer #beerfriends #indiebeer #independentbeer #nyc #nybeer #sixpoint #ipa #iiipa #hops #hoppy #beer #beernerd #beergeek #beerporn #beerstagram #instabeer (at San Diego, California)

[whatchudrinkin]

Acquisition Acceptance

Waldo’s Special Ale is a glass of hop oil disguised as beer. It’s thick and sweet and boozy. Lagunitas’ characteristic pineapple and resin flavor is as present as ever. It’s a heady twelve percent alcohol, but it feels good. Unlike last month’s High West-ified, this is proof that ownership doesn’t correlate with quality.

You’ve probably heard the news by now, but in case you live under a rock: Heineken bought the other half of Lagunitas last week. 

When I was in the local bottle shop, everyone was abuzz, Wicked Weed and Lagunitas in one week? But the consensus seemed to be that Lagunitas was doing it right. I mean, they sold half the company in 2015, and continued to put out great beers, so that’s good? The mood seemed resigned. If the ownership changes and the beer stays the same, why bother?

Closer to home, Bend’s 10 Barrel was also in the blogosphere last week. The brewery is ignoring their parent company while proudly touting ten years of independent brewing. It was ironic, but not unexpected. It’s not like Kraft Foods gets a mention every time Boca Burger celebrates a milestone. And really, at Lagunitas and everywhere else, the same people are in charge as three years ago.

I understand that it takes more than a year or two for a brewery to really change. Especially with the same leadership. That’s not what the worrywarts fear. It’s the long term shifts that keep blogger up at night. You have to remember: a monopoly isn’t made overnight. It took fifty years for the Anheuser’s and the Busch’s to dismantle the American brewing machine -- 754 brewing companies in 1934 to 51 in 1983.  

In Draft Magazine, an anonymous source at an anonymous brewery described what’s changed since they were sold. Not much, apparently. Benefits are better. The beer brewed is more consistent. And everything is better documented, keeping track of where money goes out and how the money rolls in. You can’t pinch pennies if you don’t know where the pennies are.

As long as breweries are turning a profit, the corporate overlords have no incentive to change how things are run. But in another few years, if the beer market slows, if Donald Trump does something stupid and destroys the economy, the corporate overlords will have their profits, one way or another.

[deadponyclub]

Can't wait to crack one of these open this weekend! Always one of the best beers of the year. #craftbeerporn #craftbeer #iiipa #tripleipa #tallboys #magicrockbrewing #unhumancannonball (at Mobberley)

[drbeerblog]

Trilogy MMXVIII by Northern Monk Brew Co

Trilogy MMXVIII by Northern Monk Brew Co. Collaborations with Verdant, Garage and Whiplash make up 2018s trilogy box

Thank you, Santa! I had been eyeing this trilogy boxset for a while. This is Northern Monk’s third year of these projects, with the Roman numeral symbolising the year of release MMXVIII = 2018. The aim of the trilogy series is to highlight the key components of beer: yeast, hops and malts. The trilogies consist of 3 different collaborations, with each brewery working with Northern Monk to create…

[nwbeerguide]

GoodLife Brewing announces their upcoming releases for 2020, including a ton of draft-only releases

Press Release

image sourced from GoodLife Brewing

BEND, OR … 2020 is going to be a year of blending GoodLife’s core products with the releases of more barrel aged beers. We added two 15bbl tanks a year ago and those have proven to be incredibly valuable to our brewers ability to push R&D further than they have before. With the increased creative ability, the feedback in our pub has been amazing and allowed us to put a bigger emphasis on balancing our yearly offerings to the masses.

GoodLife Brewing owner, Ty Barnett, said "We are very excited about the new beers coming out this year. Our goal is to always keep our brew team challenged and excited but more importantly to keep it fun! Those who have visited our tasting room here at the brewery in Bend have been really blown away with our tap line-up. We have let our fans be the judges for what to keep making more of through our Pub Exclusive beers. I, for one, am stoked to make some more of these delicious brews for more to try.”

Music and beer is still the passion of the brewery and as we enter year three of our partnership with G. Love and Special Sauce the connection still runs deep. With the success of last years The Juice IPA and G. Love’s recent album release, The Juice, we are keeping the beer the same as last year! Why change a great beer and in conjunction with G. Love and Special Sauce touring throughout the Northwest in March, we will be releasing The Juice IPA two months earlier than normal to get the hops flowing.

Speaking of hops, our “HoppyLife” series, which is available in draft only, will feature Mountain Rescue Dry Hop Pale Ale, Oh Daaaank! Hazy IPA, Beach Life Pineapple Pale Ale, Evil Sister IIIPA, Pinot Beer, 150 Hippies Fresh Hop IPA, and Redside Red IPA.

On the not so hoppy side of the brewery, the barrels that will be emptied this year for our “In the Woods” series, which will also be draft only, will be Reserve Saison, Apricot Wild Ale, Pinot Beer Barrel Aged, Big Winter Barleywine, Bourbon Big Winter, Bourbon Imperial Stout, and Yukon Cornelius Spiced Winter Ale.

For more information about GoodLife Brewing and our Adventurous Ales visit http://bit.ly/1JKm7TT or follow us on IG @goodlifebrewing.

About GoodLife Brewing Company As brewers of hand crafted ales, we are outdoor enthusiasts who look forward to sharing our craft beers that are most balanced and of the highest quality. GoodLife Brewing Company has been making award-winning beers since 2011 in its home of Bend, Oregon. GoodLife's “Adventurous Ales” are Descender IPA, Sweet As! Pacific Ale, Comatose Imperial IPA and a selection of seasonal beers. In addition to making beer, GoodLife enjoys giving back ,to the community by supporting many local and national non-profit organizations. Play hard, live easy and enjoy GoodBeer for GoodLife! For more information, visit http://bit.ly/1JKm7TT, or find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter at @GoodLifeBrewing.

from Northwest Beer Guide - News - The Northwest Beer Guide http://bit.ly/2vog5J3

[jennyjenjen]

🍺 mmmm IPA fest! 🍺 #npbc #2ndanniversary #ipafest #iiipa #sonya6000 #a6000sony #a6000photography (at North Park Beer Co.)

[uhahahat]

#어우야 #맥덕 인 내가 마셔도 #세다 #맥파이탑동 #신상 #11도맥주 #아삼6 #stronger than I thought #newbeer from #magpietapdong #tripleipa #6thbdiiipa #iiipa #11.0%abv #110ibu #jeju #southkorea (맥파이에서)

[beerselfie]

#Repost @nextpint.nikic ・・・ When the trilogy breaks box office records 🔥🦇🔥🦇🔥Coming in flaming hot at 9%, Quadruple dry-hopped with Nelson, Galaxy & Citra, The Hop Knight Rises is the latest installation of the @ingeniousbeer and @larry_koestler series 💥 Citrus nose, beautiful pour, unapologetically assaulting your palate with an insane hop bill and finishing you off with that velvety mouthfeel. 5/5 - I mean, just look at it 👉 . . . #thehopknightrises #batman #craftbeerlover #craftnotcrap #craftbeergirl #tipa #iiipa #4xdh #dryhopped #craftbeer #nextpint #beerme #beerstagram #beertography #beerselfie #beerporn #ipaallday #craftbeerporn #craftbeerpics #beernerd #hopsnob #womendrinkbeertoo https://www.instagram.com/p/B6MHnKpH9Fy/?igshid=1ctkxtfjjmszi

[chrismeek]

#TooBigToFail from @behemothbrewingcompany and @giganticbrewing . Big, sweet and chewy. Bitter lasting. Fuck that’s tasty. Not for the timid. #IIIPA #TrippleIPA #Collaboration

[thesfid]

Drinking this @stonebrewingco #RuinTen #IIIPA is probably the 4th or 5th most patriotic thing I've done today. #CraftBeer #DankBeer

[whatchudrinkin]

The Season of More 

Coinciding with Russian River’s annual Pliny the Younger release, every brewer with leftover hops tries their hand at a triple IPA. It’s harder than it looks. Balancing double a digit alcohol content with juicy hops and some semblance of body is a tough challenge.

Sixpoint’s Hi-Res doesn’t quite pass the bar. It smells great, releasing a cloud of pineapple must as soon as it’s opened. It tastes pretty good, the pineapple transforms into a resinous, sticky pine sap on the tongue. But the alcohol got a lot of heat to it -- like grapefruit vodka. And the body is a little lacking in heft. It’s a pleasant kick in the teeth, but not a spectacular display.

[deadponyclub]

Need a good reason to open one of these beauts! #Chubbles #theveilbrewing #cloudwater #tipa #iiipa (at Mobberley)