In this beer blog, we are going to get into Hop Thermia Double IPA from Alaskan Brewery. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Northwest craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery. Let us get into this beer.
It has a clear copper color with a semi white head. The smell has slight citrus notes. The taste has a citrus notes with a citrus hop bitter finish for the aftertaste. It is a sipping beer.
Here is a description from their website (www.alaskanbeer.com):
Style:
This American Double India Pale Ale, or IPA, is as big and bold as the mythical lone brewer himself. Legend has it that he first came up with this beer, with the help of his woodland friends, to fight against the long frigid winter nights endured by all of the pioneers of the Last Frontier.
Flavor Profile:
Hopothermia is a full-flavored representation of the Double IPA style with a robust malt body resting in easy harmony, like a massive grizzly bear in winter, with the big and drinkable American hop character.
History:
Much of the history of Hopothermia is lost to the mists of time. We know that the windswept lone brewer dreamt of a Double IPA so bold and packed full of hop flavor that it could keep the wild wolves from the door of his remote cabin. We know he was able to converse with the creatures of the woods – except for the bears who slept through the cold winter, and the mink, who were just really super rude. And we know he skillfully crafted a beer that became the stuff of legend.
There are strange brews made where glaciers cascade
By the brewers who know no bounds.
For they stuff in the hops ’til the temperature drops
And then call for a few more rounds.
In Alaska, it seems, every brewer dreams
of a bold Double IPA.
Hopothermia’s the beer, in the Last Frontier
That will keep the wild wolves at bay.
Story Behind The Label:
The legend of Hopothermia begins as any Alaskan tale should, on a frozen landscape with wolves howling and a vast dark moonless sky of swirling Northern Lights above. It was on that long-ago night that a lone brewer stood against the harsh winds with only his beard to protect him, and dreamt of a beer so full of hop flavor, so jam packed with the spirit of frontier Alaska, it could freeze your very soul and one of your thumbs. All that winter, as moose, wolverines, and one beaver peered through his remote cabin window, he feverishly labored to make a beer that could face down the harsh elements – that could conquer not only thirst – but fear itself. After the thaw, the lone brewer had vanished, leaving behind only a few recipes scrawled on scraps of paper, a sock puppet, and a hand-whittled keg. In that keg he left his legacy – Hopothermia. Respect this beer. Wear layers. Lots of wool. Mittens? Open a bottle and then, sshh . . . Listen for the windswept cry of a lone wolf.
Here is their website and twitter addresses:
Website: www.alaskanbeer.com
Twitter: @alaskanbeer
Closing, I know you know that I am a huge fan of this brewery. I loved this brewery before they came to the State Of Michigan. I was always excited when my friend Dean would bring some bottles back from the West Coast. When they finally made it to Michigan, I have been going crazy finding out what is being released in the state. There were several beers that are here that I never had. I was excited to get them out-of-the-way. This Double IPA was one of them. I love the name and the packaging. I love how it is a nice sipping beer. There is some complex flavor going on in this beer. I love it. It has a nice color and aroma. This is a great beer. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
Cheers!
Bill DJ Weiser
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