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A very nice lager.
General Beer Discussion by MIKEMORROW
Henery Wienhards IPA. Forget thats its labeled as an IPA. Take it as a Lager. Its very nice, with a light hop note. IBUs 43 And at $11 a 12 pack it isnt bad. We need those cheap good brews whatever they want to call them. :)
13 years ago
SLOWRUNNER77
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it's a freakin IPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
quote: Originally posted by eaglefan538
lagers = underappreciated
MIKEMORROW
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Henrys Dosnt make good beer. And they dont make a good IPA. I thought to myself after the first taste " God this is one crapy IPA". And for a true IPA is is indeed swill. But for swill its realy good! I hope I made that clear as mud. :)
MIKEMORROW
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I just noticed it is a Coors product. Not bad swill but it is no IPA.
SLOWRUNNER77
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i'd just much rather spend the extra $2-3 a 12-pack (or extra buck per sixer) and get Sam Adams, Deschutes, or Sierra Nevada. if i'm drinkin swill, it's cuz it's free.
FARGINGBASTIGE6
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More often than not for me, but I have been known to buy my own swill.
quote: Originally posted by slowrunner77
i'd just much rather spend the extra $2-3 a 12-pack (or extra buck per sixer) and get Sam Adams, Deschutes, or Sierra Nevada. if i'm drinkin swill, it's cuz it's free.
MIKEMORROW
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I guess that sometimes I get confused about the labeling. Like I said the Henrys was labeled as an IPA, and it might be. But to me it tasted more like a hopped up lager. Last night I was at Mad River Pint night at the Beachcomber. A company rep was there. On tap was a brew that they called Serious Madness Black Ale, another was their Double IPA. Serious Madness was very complex with a very full hop finish IBUs 84. On the other hand the Double IPA was very balanced with loads of deep sweet roasted malts, very little of the hop bite that I love, IBUs 98. So I asked the rep how they name these brews. He told me that it was up to the brewmaster. I picked up a growler of the Serious Madness. Becouse It is a great brew. I think its a Great black IPA! Back to the supject. I understand the brewing process between Lagers and Ales. But could a compainy call a lager an IPA? Is there a law agaist it?
No laws against it in the U.S., and some states actually require lagers above a certain abv% to be called "ales." A lot of the Cream Ales in the world are technically lagers.
quote: Originally posted by mikemorrow
I understand the brewing process between Lagers and Ales. But could a compainy call a lager an IPA? Is there a law agaist it?
No law against in Canada either, Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale, is neither an IPA or an Ale, it's a pale lager that has been marketed as an IPA for over 100 years. Molson Canadian and Molson Export are identical beer recipes except one uses German lager yeast (Canadian) and one uses British lager yeast (Export) and the one using British lager yeast is called an 'ale'.
quote: Originally posted by Cottrell No laws against it in the U.S., and some states actually require lagers above a certain abv% to be called "ales." A lot of the Cream Ales in the world are technically lagers.
quote: quote: Originally posted by mikemorrow
I understand the brewing process between Lagers and Ales. But could a compainy call a lager an IPA? Is there a law agaist it?