Here's a two-for...2 beers from the brewery closest to where I live,
Weyerbacher. This big and bold brewery has a brewers select series, which uses the NATO alphabet (alpha, bravo, charlie, etc.), and though I have not had any of the first 8 in the series, I did recently have their 9th and 10th addition, India and Juliet.
Starting with
India, which appropriately is an American IPA, there's no shortage of bitter hoppiness in this beer. Amidst the big hop character, however, this beer is smooth with nice carbonation and mouthfeel. It smells bold too, of citrus-pine like you may expect. Overall, I could have done with a slight decrease in the hop presence, but definitely a solid IPA at just over 7% ABV.
Second, the
Juliet. A bit stronger than India, this altbier measures in at 8.5%. Though I have not had much of this type of beer that comes from Germany, I'm fairly certain that Weyerbacher added a twist to the traditional style, making it a bit bolder and stronger, as they often do with many of their beers. It was an intriguing beer though - a nice deep dark red appearance gave way to a sweet, nutty smell. The taste was complex, with a lot of sweet malt, caramel and a hoppy finish with just a little bit of a syrup consistency.
Starting with India, which appropriately is an American IPA, there's no shortage of bitter hoppiness in this beer. Amidst the big hop character, however, this beer is smooth with nice carbonation and mouthfeel. It smells bold too, of citrus-pine like you may expect. Overall, I could have done with a slight decrease in the hop presence, but definitely a solid IPA at just over 7% ABV.
Second, the Juliet. A bit stronger than India, this altbier measures in at 8.5%. Though I have not had much of this type of beer that comes from Germany, I'm fairly certain that Weyerbacher added a twist to the traditional style, making it a bit bolder and stronger, as they often do with many of their beers. It was an intriguing beer though - a nice deep dark red appearance gave way to a sweet, nutty smell. The taste was complex, with a lot of sweet malt, caramel and a hoppy finish with just a little bit of a syrup consistency.
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