Quick updates

I've updated the Kev's QRG, Beer Fridge, and Kev's Places pages with some recent additions!  More updates to come...CHEERS!

Updates coming soon!

All - I apologize for the general lack of updates lately, there will be posts soon.  

I will be visiting a few breweries in the coming week and hope to share as much information as possible upon my return.  

Until then, some beers I've been enjoying recently:

• Troegs Perpetual IPA
• Lagunitas IPA
• New England Brewing Co 668
• Oskar Blues Deviant Dale's
• Great Divide Hoss
• Alesmith Nut Brown
• St. Bernardus Tokyo

And I recently was able to purchase these three big boys:

• Firestone Walker Wookey Jack
• Firestone Walker Parabola
• Firestone Walker Double DBA

Cheers, may good beers flow for all of you! Also, if you haven't seen the Dark Knight Rises, I highly suggest you do so soon!

Kev's Beer of the Week - Stone IPA

Kev's Beer of the Week ending 7/27/12

 

Stone IPA

Kev Rating: A
Style: American IPA
ABV: 6.90%
IBUs: 77

Availability: Year round
Had: Most recently purchased from Gordon's in Waltham
Region: Escondido, CA

One of my favorite year-round IPAs is from Stone Brewing Company.  There are a few go-to beers I rely on when going to a friend's place or when I'm really just not into the selection of untried craft beer, Stone IPA is one of them.  George turned me on to Stone Pale and Stone IPA a while back and I can't thank him enough.  

This IPA pours a crisp orange/amber color with a nice foamy head - beautiful.  Taking a whiff off the top you can get big notes of citrus hops and a bit of earthiness.  First sip is always a bit of a shock, bitter and clean from all the aggressive hops.  Then it mellows (or your palate simply defends itself) into a fantastic full bodied IPA - more citrus, pineapple, and pine touched so slightly by some malt just for a bit of balance...so good.

I highly recommend this IPA for any IPA lover out there, it WILL become part of your normal rotation!