The Creative Creatures of Campus are relentless in their pursuit of better IPA. Reading the latest technical publications, tuning-in to live conference presentations in the middle of the night, pouring over specifications for the latest hop crops, hop-related products, and generally clamoring for anything that might offer novelty or improvement to the style that (arguably) defines modern craft beer!
The ALPHA TEST IPA is a series demonstrating the aforementioned ingredients and techniques as applied to West Coast India Pale Ales; with each release showcasing new ingredients, techniques or novel recipe design.
The innovations and lessons from the ALPHA TEST IPA series are sure to find their way into our year-round, seasonal and limited release IPAs but stay tuned here to be among the first to experience them.
in the face of underwhelming ipa we’re left with but one option,
We’re going to have to science the SH*T Out of this.
ALPHA TEST #2 as a West Coast IIPA remains the bold all-rounder base platform for the exploration of hops; complete with the classic clean grainy-malt character, appreciable IIPA bitterness and iconic pale-gold hue; elements that are all elevated by the superb balance of malt sweetness, hop bitterness and smoothing alcohol that define IIPA.
This bigger revision is based on a simple malt bill to allow the experimental variables to shine.
Mash-hopped, generous and carefully timed whirlpool charges of Galaxy hops, novel co-ferment enzymes, and multiple temperature/pH-specific dry hops of Talus, El Dorado and Citra.
Big but disarmingly drinkable, this West Coast IIPA will apply layers of complex hop flavour as it washes over your palate.
ALPHA TEST #1 as a West Coast IPA provides an all-rounder base platform for the exploration of hops; complete with the classic clean grainy-malt character, appreciable IPA bitterness and iconic pale-gold hue.
Using a new technique incorporating hops at specific stages of the enzyme-rich mash, aromatic thiols are derived to increase the saturation and profiles of hop flavour and aroma. Exogenous enzymes were added to the fermentation to help preserve the volatile monoterpene alcohols that give hop-forward beers that sensory wow factor.
7% ABV and double dry-hopped with Citra, Idaho7, and cryo-Simcoe, ALPHA TEST #1 is pure liquid IPA appreciation that will coat your palate with sticky hop flavour whilst retaining the supreme drinkability that defines this beloved style.
