Greetings, beer lovers! Are you thirsty? Yeah, me too. In fact, right now I am craving an IPA. Something with loads of hop goodness. Speaking of hops, for those of you who enjoy Old Boys’ Kennel King Imperial IPA, well, you may be in for a surprise the next time you have one at the pub. Due to hop demand restrictions, I was unable to purchase the two main hops needed for the beer, so I had to revise the hop profile. I love this kind of tweaking because it allows me to try new and interesting products. Basically I used a blend of several heretofore untried (by me, at least) hops in order to emulate the different flavors found in Kennel King. I feel that the result is similar, yet uniquely different. So try one and let me know what you think.
In May I will be launching two new beers for spring. First up will be a chocolate stout. I used some different roasted malts this time around, and tried some new processes as well. It should be available the first week of May. I will also be making the blueberry wit in May as our inaugural Superfruit Series beer. It will be brewed with one hundred pounds of Michigan blueberries steeped in the bright tank before serving. I should have it ready to go by the third week. And at some point this spring look for a Chocolate Cherry Stout on the menu. This will be our Chocolate Stout blended with Michigan Balaton Cherry juice. Michigan superfruits, oh yeah!
I think its time to go have that IPA, so until next time…cheers!
