tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post1670886359018743223..comments2023-11-03T06:36:34.837-07:00Comments on Summer Of Beer: Deschutes Hop Henge Experimental IPAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post-44128023734411640142009-03-25T09:35:00.000-07:002009-03-25T09:35:00.000-07:00Russian River does a single hop pale ale: Hop 2 It...Russian River does a single hop pale ale: Hop 2 It. I had it when we were up there in February, but wasn't real impressed. I think they used Sterling hops in that batch, but my memory could be letting me down.<BR/><BR/>I shared the bottle of Hop Henge with JRhode and wasn't real impressed either. Definitely got the barley wine thing too, something I don't want in an IPA. Although I can say that it seemed to be a huge improvement over last years release, which was almost a drain pour for me. I used my second bottle in a marinade for portobellos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post-71616481866505039132009-03-24T17:12:00.000-07:002009-03-24T17:12:00.000-07:00The Batch 2 definitely wasn't barleywine sweet, bu...The Batch 2 definitely wasn't barleywine sweet, but it wasn't the same as our dry, very light malty and brightly hopped IPA's here in the SD area (and to an extent NorCal). But it was also better than something more sweet and too balanced like a DFH90.<BR/><BR/>I've only had Mikeller's Stateside IPA, and I don't think that's a single hop variety, so no I haven't.<BR/><BR/>I wish more breweries did the single hop IPA or pale ale thing. I know Sly Fox has this single hop IPA project where they continue to release beers with only one hop, and I thought I found someone here in So Cal that is doing it as well (maybe Karl Strauss????)... I forget <BR/><BR/>Hangar 24's IPA uses only Columbus hops but I don't think they make any other single hop IPA's. <BR/><BR/>I remember having a single hopped Simcoe experimental IPA up at Bear Republic last summer (was awesome). Yeah, more places need to do that.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924286880761406498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post-37706702903801414452009-03-24T17:03:00.000-07:002009-03-24T17:03:00.000-07:00Not a fan either, bottle I had (batch one) almost ...Not a fan either, bottle I had (batch one) almost reminded me of a barley wine with the sweetness factor. Recently struggled through a sixer of Torpedo, which I won't be purchasing again despite the $7.99 price.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, have you had any of the Mikeller single hop IPAs? Would be a great taste experiment if you could line them up side by side to evaluate the different hop profiles. Might be tricky sourcing fresh bottles of the different types though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post-59587054992007240562009-03-24T15:20:00.000-07:002009-03-24T15:20:00.000-07:00But still, overall I just don't think I loved the ...But still, overall I just don't think I loved the combination of hops they use in this with Centennial and Cascade. Kinda the reason I can't drink a ton of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or their Harvest beer.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924286880761406498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post-84465972335419938992009-03-24T15:19:00.000-07:002009-03-24T15:19:00.000-07:00wow, I had not heard of any of this at all. Thank...wow, I had not heard of any of this at all. Thanks for that link... great read. I'm looking at my bottle right now (which I save for homebrewing purposes) and it says Batch #2. I didn't get a huge pucker factor or anything from it like they said.. it's possible that this bottle has aged somewhat... I dunno.. I can't seem to find a good site that explains Julian dates, so I don't know what my 0834 2009 means on the bottle.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924286880761406498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post-44223538237341791272009-03-24T14:51:00.000-07:002009-03-24T14:51:00.000-07:00That was the worst comment ever. As I can't post ...That was the worst comment ever. As I can't post the whole url, read the Feb. 13th entry on the blog here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post-42099268272637838512009-03-24T14:48:00.000-07:002009-03-24T14:48:00.000-07:00http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/blog/2009/02/13/li...http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/blog/2009/02/13/lies-damn-lies-and-statistics/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post-40028409069903790982009-03-23T20:27:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:27:00.000-07:00when you say batch 1 and 2, are you talking just f...when you say batch 1 and 2, are you talking just from this current release? I had a bottle of it back in September or so (old label, reviewed it) and this was my 2nd go at it (with the new label). Are those the two batches you're talking about or were there 2 more current batches?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924286880761406498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253709583339113983.post-55475019259163411892009-03-23T20:00:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:00:00.000-07:00You have batch one or two? The bottle I had was n...You have batch one or two? The bottle I had was not good, way too sweet. Supposed to be some variation in IBU levels between the two batches. Love the label, best part of the beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com