BEERCATION 2022 – GEORGETOWN BREWING – WASHINGTON

Between flights Hoppy was able to visit Georgetown Brewing in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, WA. He had met the founders Manny Chou and Roger Bialous in 2003, a few months after they opened in a small portion of a building that was formerly home to the original Rainier Brewery. (They have since moved to a much larger facility, also in Georgetown.) When Hoppy met them, for beer samples, he asked them if they might be coming out with an IPA anytime soon, but they said no, as many other breweries were offering IPAs at the time. Hoppy is happy that they now offer a number of IPAs throughout the year!

Their Bodhizafa IPA won the gold medal at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), and Johnny Utah Pale Ale won gold at the 2019 GABF! Their Manny’s Pale Ale is only sold on draft and can be found at over 900 bars and restaurants in Seattle and 7.7 pints are consumed each minute, which means every 7.8 seconds someone drinks a pint of Manny’s! (For a limited time during COVID, Manny’s was available in cans, as a fundraiser for bar and restaurant workers in Washington State and it raised a total of $412,000 on their behalf.)

While at Georgetown, Hoppy enjoyed a Bodhizafa IPA. It is described as getting its light silky texture from rolled oats. The flavor and aroma both express mandarin and citrus all around. Over five pounds of hops per barrel makes this IPA truly Bodhilicious. It is brewed with Chinook, Citra, Mosaic and Columbus Hops. 6.9% ABV; 80 IBU

BEERCATION 2022 – NEW SOUTH BREWING – SOUTH CAROLINA

Hoppy also visited New South Brewing, in Myrtle Beach, while in South Carolina. They opened in November,1998 and currently brew on a 20-barrel brewhouse and produce around 3,000 barrels annually.  During Hoppy’s visits he sampled the following beers before choosing his usual Dirty Myrtle:

India Pale Ale – A copper color and assertive hop bitterness characterize this pale ale. 6.2% ABV

Obi-Wan Khubani – A sour-fruited beer with apricot puree and mad midichhlorians (lol) added. 7.2% ABV

Java the Nut – New South’s Nut Brown Ale aged on a rich blend of Peruvian and El Salvadoran coffee beans roasted by Rivertown Roasters in Conway, SC. 4.8% ABV

Dark Star Porter – Rich black ale with a sweet but roasty malt flavor and a lingering hop finish. 6.2% ABV

Big Wooly Mammoth (2022) – An Imperial/Double Stout. 10.5% ABV

So Dirty – A Dirty Myrtle with blood orange. 8.9% ABV

and of course, Dirty Myrtle – An Imperial/Double IPA packed ridiculously full of Mosaic, Simcoe and Falconers Flight Hops. 8.9% ABV

BEERCATION 2022 – CHARLES TOWNE FERMENTORY – SOUTH CAROLINA

Two locations of Charles Towne Fermentory were Hoppy’s next visits in Charleston. Between these locations he sampled the following libations:

Sungazer IPA – a soft, dry, hazy IPA loaded with Citra & Motueka hops. 6.8% ABV

Summer Greens Wet-Hop IPA ’22 – hopped with fresh Strata hops. 6.8% ABV

DDH Sungazer IPA – pillowy citrus with just a touch of zest. 6.8% ABV

Extra Sunny DIPA w/Nelson – described as Sungazer’s big brother dry-hopped to death with Nelson Sauvin hops for a healthy dose of sweet fruit and gooseberry notes. 8.2% ABV

Charles Towne Fermentory has an overall rating of 4.06 on Untappd.

The following images are from the Charles Towne Brewery/Tap Room:

The following images are from The Garden: A Tap Room/Beer Garden of Charles Towne Fermentory: