My best friend and his son visited a few years ago, and the son, who was in his early twenties, left a can of something called "Funky Buddha Hop Gun IPA."
I wanted to flush it down the toilet just because of the name. And it was CANNED.
It sat in the pantry forever. I didn't know what to do with it.
Today I was flailing around, trying to brew with my new/used Braumeister, and I decided to knock the can off just to get rid of it. I read the label carefully to make sure that in order to drink it, I was not required to have tattoos, a beanie, gauge earrings, piercings, or a waxed moustache.
I was pleasantly surprised. It reminded me of Flying Dog Snake Dog Ale, which is the only IPA I would consider drinking instead of brewing my own.
The hops were pretty brutal, but they were nicely balanced with sweetness. Crystal malt, maybe? I do that with my own beers. The color was a pale orange. Hazy. The head was reasonably solid, with fine bubbles. Citrusy hops. I guess the usual Cascade/Centennial/Amarillo type of thing?
I thought it was great. In spite of the hop overload, it still managed to go down without a fight. I don't like beers I have to wrestle with.
I wish it didn't have that stupid name.
I wanted to flush it down the toilet just because of the name. And it was CANNED.
It sat in the pantry forever. I didn't know what to do with it.
Today I was flailing around, trying to brew with my new/used Braumeister, and I decided to knock the can off just to get rid of it. I read the label carefully to make sure that in order to drink it, I was not required to have tattoos, a beanie, gauge earrings, piercings, or a waxed moustache.
I was pleasantly surprised. It reminded me of Flying Dog Snake Dog Ale, which is the only IPA I would consider drinking instead of brewing my own.
The hops were pretty brutal, but they were nicely balanced with sweetness. Crystal malt, maybe? I do that with my own beers. The color was a pale orange. Hazy. The head was reasonably solid, with fine bubbles. Citrusy hops. I guess the usual Cascade/Centennial/Amarillo type of thing?
I thought it was great. In spite of the hop overload, it still managed to go down without a fight. I don't like beers I have to wrestle with.
I wish it didn't have that stupid name.