BBC's Lost Sailor IPA

We had to purchase this on a whim since Will and I kicked the keg of BBC Imperial Stout while filling the first pitcher.  I’ll never choose an IPA over, well, any other style of beer.  That said, this is one of the better IPA’s I’ve had – it has a very strong hop taste (dry hopped?) but isn’t quite as dry or bitter as other hoppy beers I’ve tried.

I looked it up on Beer Advocate and was glad that it rated a “B+”, which is fairly high for an IPA.  Having consumed a bit tonight, it’s a decent beer that I suspect quite a few people will like but I wouldn’t purchase it again (not that I indended to in the first place).

BBC describes this beer as, “A medium bodied India Pale Ale, dry hopped to provide a very pleasing flora, citrus aroma. Well balanced between malty sweetness and hop bitterness. A very thirst quenching IPA. 5.5%”

This was kicked really quickly, in 11 days. For the most part, there was one Saturday that I had people over and we must have murdered it, since I’ve only pulled about 6 beers from it since. With that, it became the fastest consumed keg at 5.0 beers per day. I quickly learned to live with the hoppyness of this beer, and would probably put it on tap again, maybe even as early as mid-summer.

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On tap 1/31.  I think BBC is one of the best brewers out there right now. There beers are nothing wild (like Southern Tier’s) but they produce consistently great versions of classics, and I expect this to be more of the same.

Here’s how BBC describes their beer: “A dark rich creamy ale. This is our version of this classic stout style. With its dense black color and velvety texture, our stout’s flavor hints of chocolate liquorice and coffee. This ale is truly a meal in a glass. 8.5% [ABV]”

Tim @ Colonial told me, “I have been pounding this lately.” Good enough for me.

It will be paired with Brooklyn Brew’s “Lager”.

Kicked 3/20 on the first pour.  Awesome beer, I’d certainly get this again.  It was a little too heavy for some friends, but for a stout it was finished very quickly.

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From BBC’s website, “A light colored, medium bodied, full flavored American style Ale. Steel Rail E.P.A. is our flagship product that has a full malt flavor and is balanced with a pronounced hop flavor and bitterness. 5.3%”

This is an American Pale Ale that comes very highly recommended from Yettas. It scored a “B” rating on BeerAdvocate.com (I have not yet had it).

I’ll do a better review later this week, but awesome light beer.

Kicked Friday, 6/6/08 after 37 days.

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Keg #2 for the celebration of the Black Lab Bar opening. I’ve liked this beer for a while, every since Svatek served it on tap. Sure, it’s a bit of a heavier cold-seasons beer, but it’s delicious and let’s be honest, it’s New England and we have a couple months until it’s warm anyway.

Berkshire describes this beer as, “This dark ale combines the taste of real organic coffee with out popular Drayman’s Porter. The robust coffee flavor comes via a special coffee extract made for us exclusively by Dean’s Beans, New Salem Ma.”

I gave it an, “A” in my BA post from a while back; “Delicious. Not too bitter or carbonated and without too much coffee flavoring. Just right, in my opinion. Lighter than you’d expect, and slight carbonation. I’m not a coffee drinker, but I find the coffee flavoring in this beer delicious.”

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