As many of you may have noticed, I really try to focus on local Minnesota brews in my beer sessions. I have occasionally ventured outside of those boundaries, but I truly enjoy supporting my home state's breweries and will continue to do so.
That being said, I cannot pass up any excellent and/or unique opportunities to blog about brews that are not native to our area. A good example would be my past posts with the Blond,8, and 12 from Westvleteren.
I recently came across 2 possibilities that I think will make for some very special sessions. In fact, the products I want to sit down with both come from The Boston Beer Company:
- Latitude 48 IPA Deconstructed - This very special 12-pack gives anyone the opportunity to understand how 5 different hops affect the aroma and flavor of Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA. The box contains 2 bottles of the original IPA and 2 bottles each of 5 different single-hop IPAs. (A single-hop recipe is just that; a beer made with only 1 variety of hop.) The hops used individually in each of those brews are the same ones that combine to make the original Latitude 48: Ahtanum, East Kent Goldings, Hallertau Mittelfruh, Simcoe, and Zeus. I plan to sit down and taste all 6 IPAs in one sitting so I can break down the nuances and differences for all of you.
- Samuel Adams Utopias - Now this is a special beer. It is released every 2 years to eagerly awaiting beer geeks like me (even though it's extremely expensive). This brew is part art and part sledgehammer. The art lies in the craftful blending of many different beers conditioned in various varieties of barrels; some which have been aging 18 years. The sledgehammer? Oh, that would be the naturally fermented 27% ABV. That's right, this beer is 54 proof! I consider myself lucky to have been given the chance to purchase this one-of-a-kind libation, and I plan to share my experience with you.
Cheers!
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