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St. Louis’s Schlafly Beer not too long ago dropped a brand new selection pack referred to as Hoptic Visions, that includes 4 totally different IPAs — one a standby, three new, experimental releases.
Let’s evaluation every of them!
Schlafly IPA – That is the year-round OG, and I’ve to say I actually prefer it. The approachable brew balances east and west coast types, providing ample fruit within the type of contemporary orange and lemon peel notes, however is balanced by a modest spray of hops that provides a piney however wholly approachable degree of bitterness. Flippantly peppery with notes of grains of paradise — which isn’t one thing I ever say — it finishes clear… and weighs in at a mere 5% abv. Beautiful. A
Schlafly Hazy Grapefruit IPA – Surprisingly bitter, this isn’t a kind of beers that makes use of “grapefruit” to indicate grapefruit-flavored sweet or soda. Slightly, there’s is a hard-hitting and relatively powerful grapefruit peel ingredient right here that finds a pure, if considerably overbearing, companion within the type of a mountain of Cascade and Simcoe hops and a few of that peppery character current in the usual IPA. The fruitier citrus parts are current however solely barely so, and so they may actually stand some pumping up. 5% abv. B
Schlafly Low Cal IPA – At 110 energy, this isn’t the bottom of low cal beers, however it’s positively lacking a few of the taste of Schlafly’s different IPA choices. Dry and lacking a lot in the way in which of fruit and/or piney resin, it actually comes throughout on the palate like a lightweight beer, albeit one which kicks in a contact of hoppy earthiness to no less than loosen up a few of the sting. 4% abv. B-
Schlafly West Coast IPA – Extra bicoastal than I anticipated. Hoppy, however touched with fruit within the type of a brisker lemon and grapefruit notice that pairs effectively with an ample, although hardly dank, pine character. Gently resinous and bittersweet, it’s approachable and refreshing, with a lingering earthiness on the end. 6% abf. A-
$18 for a combined 12-pack / schlafly.com
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