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This is one the best Hazy IPA's of the year. Not to be confused with the Nick Drake song, this one falls on the heavier side, as well as higher ABV compared to the new wave of the lighter and softer hazy IPA's. Literally on a collision course between the East coast of the US and the East coast of Scotland, this wonderful creation is brewed in the US. Coming in at only 50 IBU's, the hop tasting notes overpower the bitterness here for a New England style IPA. The hop profile consists of Amarillo, Magnum, Hallertauer Blanc, and Mandarina Bavaria which leave the hints of pineapple, mango, and lime. Recommended for all sorts of summer BBQ fare; Spicy Wings, Chicken, Burgers. For me the hazy IPA's help enhance and soften the palate after boatloads of hot sauce. 9.5/10 New England Lobsters ABV 7.2% Nick Drake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCaDp1gb6D4 Hazy Jane BrewDog Site https://www.brewdog.com/usa/hazy-jane-usa

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I'm all hopped up on hazy IPA's lately. This one is from Brooklyn's craft brewery Threes Brewing in Gowanus. They specialize in hop forward American ales and lagers along with mixed culture beers. They have a tap room in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, an event space and bar in Greenpoint, and a summer beer garden on Governors Island. The hop profile consists of Citra, Simcoe, and Mosiac. German Pilsner, German Malted Wheat, and American Wheat Flakes fill out the grain and malt ingredients. Using this unique combination of German-American inspired ingredients they create a stellar hoppy and hazy IPA that is available all year round. It hovers just on the line of fruity but stays pure to the wheat tasting notes with just subtle peach tones. Special Note: Currently Threes is delivering to Brooklyn and below 14th Street in Manhattan directly from the brewery and shipping anywhere in NY State via UPS, so support your local businesses in this time of economic p...

        In the late 1800's Brooklyn was home to one of the largest concentrations of breweries in the country. Bushwick, Brooklyn specifically was home to a massive German community and was itself home to 14 breweries known as Brewery Row. In fact Brooklyn was responsible for producing about 10% of all the beer sold in the country at the turn of the 20th Century. In 1976, the last of Brooklyn's breweries closed their doors (Rheingold and Schaefer) and Brooklyn was left dormant for almost 20 years until the revival in the Mid 90's.         Over the last few years, the renegade team at Kings County Brewers Collective (The Borough of Brooklyn is official Kings County, New York for one that is not paying attention). Specializing in comic inspired designed cans, this brewery has caught my attention when I first found them at a now shuttered beer market on the upper west side. The craft butcher Hudson & Charles often stocks them on draft a...

Ok folks, I will have to admit that my postings have been slow in the past year or so.   The events in the world right now have given me some valuable time to focus my attention back to my craft beer adventures.  Just to be clear, my beer adventures did not slow down, just my ability to capture them for my readers has been largely compromised, but not any more.  Here we go.....there has been a recent trend with “healthy” low calorie, low carb, low alcohol beer.  In the past, this has created watered down dribble from the likes of unnamed breweries. However the folks at Sixpoint in Brooklyn have mastered a unique entry into this space.   Brewed in collaboration with outdoor gear company REI, this 99 calorie beer is my new favorite beer of the year.  It weights in at 4.0% ABV, which is positioned as a hazy adventure IPA, you know, for going hiking and enjoying the outdoors without making you stumble of the trail.  The hop profile contains VIC Secret, Eni...