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Hoppy’s next stop was at Midnight Sun Brewing where he quaffed a Pleasure Town IPA clocking in at 6.3% ABV and 61 IBU. In the past he has also enjoyed their Sockeye Red IPA, 5.7% ABV, 70 IBU and Pany Peeler Belgian Tripel, 8.5% ABV, 15 IBU. They are also well known for their barrel-aged stouts and barley wines.
Hoppy’s second brewery visit in Anchorage was at the Glacier Brewhouse. They began brewing in 1996 and all of their brews are brewed in house. Hoppy drank a flight of five different IPAs. These were as follows: Cask Conditioned IPA 6.35% ABV, 60 IBU; India Pale Ale 6.35% ABV, 55 IBU; Red Rye IPA 7.14% ABV, 65 IBU; Blackberry IPA 7.38% ABV, 58 IBU and Tangerine IPA 4.4% ABV 40 IBU.
Hoppy is off on another beer adventure! This time it includes Anchorage, Alaska and Tacoma, Washington. The first stop in Anchorage was at Broken Tooth Brewing at Moose’s Tooth Pub and Pizzeria. The brewery was originally named Moose’s Tooth, as well, but the name was changed for business purposes. The pizzeria was ranked as the third best pizzeria in the United States in 2015. (The entity also operates Bear Tooth Theartrepub and Bear Tooth Grill in Anchorage.) Broken Tooth, Moose’s Tooth and Bear Tooth are all peaks in the Denali National Park of the Alaska Range. Hoppy quaffed a YellowEye P.A. (an IPA) with a 7.8% ABV and 74 IBU.
Hoppy visited some of his friends at Crazy Horse Hops on Tuesday. It is the largest hop farm in Indiana and one of the largest in the Midwest. It is located in Knightstown. This year’s harvest has begun with Cascade and Chinook hops.
It is Hoppy’s favorite time of the year. Be on the lookout for fresh/wet hop ales from your favorite breweries. You can find more information here.
Pictures from the visit follow:
“Enjoy the Christmas and Winter Ales as well as the seasonal porters and stouts. Have a Merry Christmas & a Hoppy New Year!”
After missing Hogfest earlier this summer, due to the high heat and humidity, Hoppy ventured out to Hog Molly in Columbus, IN yesterday to knock back a cool one! In this case it was a Hog Molly 2-A-Days Session Lemon IPA clocking in at 4.3% ABV with 45 IBU. He also sampled their Hog Molly IPA at 7.2% ABV and 78 IBU, as well as their Double Tight Double IPA hovering at 8.9% ABV and 100+ IBU. If you haven’t already guessed it, much of the Hog Molly vibe is related to football. They also have a good sense of humor, as evidenced by their signs. Pictures of the taproom follow.
