Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is 21st Amendment Brewing Company
Hop Crisis Imperial IPA.
From the 21st Amendment Brewing Company website: “Shaun and
Nico have to break out of Alcatraz. And fast. The Hop Syndicate is hoarding
hops, depriving the people of their right to hoppy, aromatic beer. Join Shaun
and Nico on their adventure to Free the Hops! First, they plan a daring escape
through the sewer pipe, then they surf monster waves on ironing boards, and
finally they attempt a high speed cable car getaway.
Hop Crisis. Crisis? What Crisis? A few years ago, when hop prices shot through the roof and the worldwide hop market went into a tailspin, at our pub in San Francisco we decided there was only one thing for us to do. We made the biggest, hoppiest IPA we could imagine and aged it on oak for good measure. This Imperial IPA breaks all the rules with more malt, more hops and more aroma”.
Hop Crisis. Crisis? What Crisis? A few years ago, when hop prices shot through the roof and the worldwide hop market went into a tailspin, at our pub in San Francisco we decided there was only one thing for us to do. We made the biggest, hoppiest IPA we could imagine and aged it on oak for good measure. This Imperial IPA breaks all the rules with more malt, more hops and more aroma”.
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours a clear golden color with a huge off-white
head and lots of lacing.
Aroma: Sweet citrus hops, caramel malt and oak. There’s a lot going on in the nose on this
one…lots of fruit scents (apple) and sweetness.
Taste: Pine and citrus hops, sweet malts, fruit and oak
notes. Slightly boozy on the tongue. Balanced well.
Overall: At 9.7% ABV 21st Amendment Brewing Company’s Hop
Crisis Imperial IPA is incredibly drinkable.
The combination of hops, malt and oak make this one of my favorites. I
recently brought some camping and the combination of the campfire and this beer
was perfect.
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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