Mike Loves Beer

In celebration of the 1st ever IPA Day Coffee District will be taking the hops to their taps with a number of great IPAs (and pale ales) on tap.  So without further delay here is the listing.

• Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
• Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
• Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA (rare keg!)
• Stone Ruination IPA (on Randall)
• Avery Maharaja
• Cigar City Jai Alai IPA
• Lost Coast Double Trouble IPA
• Bell’s Two Hearted Ale
• Great Divide Rumble
• Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale

The party starts at 7 pm and of course is pay as you go.  I will certainly be there to have my first ever glass of 120 on tap.  So I hope to see a number of you out there.

Coffee District
325 NE 2nd Avenue #104
Delray Beach, FL 33444

Name – Winterbraun
Country – United States
Type – English Brown Ale

Appearance – Poured a clear, amazing deep red color with a big slightly off white head.

Smell – Sweet caramel with some roasted malts and roasted nuts.

Taste – Subtle roasted malts followed by roasted nuts and finishes smooth and sweet with caramel and a bit of a chocolate taste.

Of the Lost Coast brews I have tried so far I have been underwhelmed but my never giving up on a brewery has paid off as I find Winterbraun to be a very good brown ale.  It doesn’t really have the winter type spices to it like other winter beers but does have a bit of a warming effect with the roasted nuts and malt type flavors in it.  I wish this one was a year rounder.

Overall Grade – A

Name – Indica India Pale Ale
Country – United States
Type – American IPA

Appearance – Pours a very cloudy dark orange color with nice slight off white head that laced the glass a bit.

Smell – Quite strong hops.  Piney, floral and citrusy on those.  Mild malt backing to it.

Taste – Big on the hops.  Piney and citrus hop flavors all the way through.  The taste lingers afterward for a good while as well.  Some sweet caramel taste in there but the hops are overpowering that.

I will be one of the first ones to admit I love hoppy beers, especially IPAs, but I found this one slightly over board.  While the hops were nice it just didn’t seem like it mixed well.  The bitter after taste is not always a bad thing but I found this one sort of unusual.  A major hop head may really like this one but if you like a malt backing to it then you probably wouldn’t care for this one.

Overall Grade – C