With all three IPAs on tap, I was able to do I side by side and see what I liked, and what I didn't. What I didn't like was the hopping of the Oat IPA. I do like what the oats brought to the beer, but the hop combo and/or timing did not work for me. I'll probably do it again with some different hops. One thing that has been pretty consistent is that I haven't been overly happy with any IPA I've brewed that was bittered with magnum. So I'll be staying away from magnum with our IPAs.
Next was the other two IPAs. I didn't expect either to be a disappointment, but I did expect one to stand out. That didn't happen. I really liked both of them. These are actually the first IPAs that I'm sold on. While I enjoyed Me Too, we will be adjusting the hopping and re-introducing it under the same name. In the meantime, both of these IPAs will be reproduced and will most likely be sticking around as part of our IPA line. We're still working out the details of the line, but it will include at least one IPA, a IIPA, possible an even bigger IPA and an all Brett IPA. Our SD session will be included in this line as well, as sort of a mini IPA. Speaking of our SD Session, we kegged up 2 batches of it and it will be ready for drinking soon.
With all the IPA experimentation, we've gotten a little behind on things. I was hoping to get our next batch of Blackout going to prevent running dry, but things didn't quite work out that way. We're brewing up the batch today, which means it will be ready in 4-6 months. We still have some available, but quantities are limited. We also added our bourbon/oak mixture to our RIS. This 13.2% bourbony, oaky, stout will be ready by late fall, which is perfect timing as far as I'm concerned. Next up will be the next batch of our cream ale (now known as Prohibition Ale) and a Helles.
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