BOOZE TYPE: Beer
PRICE: $9.99 for a growler at the Whole Foods Bowery Beer Room
RATING: B
My first growler refill! They were out of the one I wanted, the Kelso of Brooklyn Hop Lager, so I went for something else guaranteed to be pretty damn hoppy, the Bluepoint IPA. And boy, howdy, does it not disappoint on the hoppiness.
I sort of have to be in the right mood for an IPA. It’s a weird world right now, weather wise, trying to figure out what to drink. Light summery things are not entirely required right now, but you can’t quite go into the heavy red wines and pumpkin ales yet. Oh, how I eagerly await the first crisp day; autumnal drinks and foods are about my favorite things in the world.
So, an IPA seems one of those beverages that’s sort of on the edge right now. That said, though, the Bluepoint is a really good beer. As the name implies, it has no damn apologies about how hoppy it is. The Whole Foods description is, “Huge, earthy, dry hop aroma is followed by a pleasant caramel sweetness.” I’d recommend drinking this beer not so cold; you get more of the sweetness to balance out getting all hopped up in the face.
First day out of the growler, this had a great thick heavy head; 24 hours later, it still has bubbles, but doesn’t foam up much. I’d wager that you can probably get about two days max out of one of these, after you open it up for the first time.
BUY IT AGAIN?: Yeah, though probably moreso later in the month.
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