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Sebago Brewery Frye’s Leap India Pale Ale

In this blog, we are going to get into another brew that I got out of my Beer of the Mouth.  The beer is called Sebago Brewery Frye’s Leap India Pale Ale.  If you read my earlier blog on their stout then I will not have to go over the history of this brewery, let us get into the beer.

This beer is a dark yellow to a light copper as far as the color with a white head. The smell is very earthly with a little piney in it. The taste is sweet carbonation with a little grapefruit kick in it. The aftertaste is dry hoppy that will keep you drinking this beer.  To me it kills the beer experience. It is too much for the aftertaste.

Here is a description from their website (www.sebagobrewing.com):

Frye’s Leap IPA is an  intense experience.  It is a hoppy  medium-bodied ale and is full of character.   From the caramel malt which gives our IPA its golden color to the  distinct fruity hoppiness, this beer is every bit as exciting as its namesake,  the popular cliffs on Sebago Lake.   Enjoy this  refreshing beer with seafood, spicy foods and all things grilled.  Take the Leap!

BEER DETAILS:

Style: India Pale Ale

History: First Brewed in 1998

Orig. Gravity: 15 °P

Color: Light Copper 12 SRM

ABV: 6.0%

IBU’s: 55

Pairing Suggestions: Spicy foods, vinaigrettes, & grilled vegetables

During the British rule of India in the late 1700’s breweries would send their beer  to the troops. Unfortunately, the long, warm journey would ruin the delicate  pale ales. To solve this problem, brewers created India Pale Ale, a stronger ale with high levels of  hops and alcohol for preservation. We have followed the British tradition and  created Frye’s Leap IPA with hops and malt grown in the United States.

Frye’s Leap IPA gets its name from the popular cliffs on Sebago Lake in Southern Maine.  Locals and tourists alike pull up in their boats to watch daredevils scale and jump from cliffs.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.sebagobrewing.com

Twitter: @sebagobrewing

In the end, this beer name has an interesting local history.  This is a tasty India Pale Ale.  It is not one of my favorite but if I am on the east coast.  I will be drinking this beer when I am there.  It is a drinkable beer but that after taste which I know most beer drinkers like but it just killed it for me.  I would hunt this beer down and please let me know what you think.  Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blog Sebago Brewery Lake Trout Stout

In this blog, we are going to talk about a beer I received through my Beer of the Month. This brewery is unknown to me just like this brew. This brewery was founded in 1998. They offer a full line of different beer styles all the east coast.

This beer is black in color like your normal stout with a constant light brown head.  The smell from the beer is strong chocolate. The taste is not very good to be honest. The beer starts out water tasting and then a chocolate taste along a strong chocolate aftertaste.

Here is a description from their website (www.sebagobrewing.com):

Lake Trout Stout is midnight black with a thick and creamy head.  It is a full bodied stout brewed with oatmeal and plenty of hops to balance the roasted barley. Our stout is an experience.  It tastes the same way it looks – dark and rich. It is named after the famous deep water Sebago Lake Togue or Lake Trout which inhabit the depths of Maine’s deepest lake. Enjoy.

BEER DETAILS:

Style: Stout

History: First Brewed in 1998

Orig. Gravity: 13.5 °P

Color: Midnight Black 170 SRM

ABV: 4.7%

IBU’s: 32

Pairing Suggestions: rich sauces, grilled meats, or chocolate

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.sebagobrewing.com

Twitter: @sebagobrewing

In closing, I love stouts in every style, however, Irish Dry Stout is very dry and I feel you need to drink a water with this style of beer. This beer is good but not bad. Since I cannot get this beer in Chicago, I will be enjoying my last two bottles of this brew. Drink it! Enjoy it l! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser