IPA Showdown | Round 1 on Sept. 2

For all that are anticipating my first IPA Showdown. The post will be up on Wednesday September 2nd!

New Holland Brewing Co. | Mad Hatter

New Holland Brewery Co. | Mad Hatter Location: Holland, MI Brewed by: New Holland Brewing Co. LLC Name of beer: Mad Hatter Type: India Pale Ale Cost: $1.99 ABV: 5.25% IBU: N/A Review: Wow, this beer is good. This is a very classic IPA that has a smooth after taste. This has the right combination of bitter and hops for taste. I’m trying to figure out why they call it the ‘Mad Hatter’,...

Shipyard Brewing Co. | Pumpkinhead

Shipyard Brewing Co. Pumpkinhead Location: Portland, ME Brewed by: Shipyard Brewing Co. Name of beer: Pumpkidhead Type: Wheat Ale Cost: $1.49 ABV: 5.1% IBU: N/A Review: Holy cinnamon! This stuff taste like my family’s Christmas… alcohol and desert. I’m happily surprised with this beer and the simple taste of pumpkin pie. I have a feeling that this beer can become a cures if drank...

Anchor Brewing Co. | Anchor Steam Beer

Anchor Steam Beer Location: San Francisco, CA Brewed by: Anchor Brewing Co. Name of beer: Anchor Steam Beer Type: Brown Ale Cost: $1.99 ABV: 4.9% IBU: N/A Review: It feels like a sauna in my mouth from all the steam used to make this beer. No, but seriously, it tastes like every other brown ale that Budweiser makes.  So, it is good, but boring.  I suggest buying this for the company picnic you got...

Lakefront Brewery, Inc. | White Beer

Lakefront Brewery, Inc White Beer Location: Milwaukee, WI Brewed by: Lakefront Brewery, Inc. Name of beer: White Beer Type: Witbieren Cost: $1.99 ABV: 4.6% IBU: N/A Review: Now, I do like Wheat beer. I like my Weizen beers, but this beer is no Weizen. Literally, its not a Weizen. I was expecting more out for this Witbieren (White Beer), but maybe because I love my White beers in the summer time. I...

Heavy Seas | Loose Cannon HOP3 ALE

Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Location: Baltimore, MD Brewed by: Clipper City Brewing Company, LP. Name of beer: Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3 Ale Type: American IPA Cost: $1.59 ABV: 7.0% IBU: N/A Review: If Davy Jones’ Locker would taste like this, I would be drinking the deep dark water all day with the rest of me dead pirates, ARGH! There is probably 3 lbs of hops in the bottom of the ocean just...

Flying Dog | Tire Bite Golden Ale

Flying Dog Tire Bite Brown Ale Location: Denver, CO Brewed by: Flying Dog Brewery Name of beer: Tire Bite Golden Ale Type: Kölsch Cost: $1.99 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 16.3 Review: This review may not be fair since this is the first official beer that I am reviewing on this site. Why is this the first beer? Well, because it was the easiest to pull out of the refrigerator, past the pizza box and around the week...