Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
Vendetta IPA.
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION: “Standing face to face, an enduring
rivalry reaches the breaking point. Vendetta IPA is the taste of sweet revenge. Aggressively bitter with a
cutthroat convergence of citrus and aromatic hops, Vendetta won’t soon be
forgotten. As the next in our Bootlegger Limited Series, we’re releasing an IPA with a
vengeance. Legit since 1997, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers operates in the San
Francisco district once known as Butchertown.”
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours a dark orange with a thick, frothy
off-white head and sticky lacing.
Aroma: Grapefruit, pine, and citrus hops complimented by
biscuit and sweet caramel malts.
Taste: Citrus, grapefruit and tropical hops at the start
balanced nicely with sweet caramel malts.
Pine and floral hops and biscuit malts in the finish. A bit more malt
than what I typically drink, but I like it a lot.
Overall: Well-crafted and easy to drink, is Speakeasy Ales
& Lagers Vendetta IPA is probably my favorite offering so far from this
brewery. I had a chance to drink it on
tap at Hop Yard San Ramon and I completely enjoyed it. At 7.6% ABV it is very nicely
crafted.
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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